High-Speed Chase Ends in Firearm Arrest in Dorchester

DORCHESTER, MA – Early Saturday morning, officers from District B-3 apprehended Jagher Hawkins, an 18-year-old Brockton resident, following a high-speed chase that ended at Talbot Avenue and Westcott Street.

Hawkins, a passenger in a vehicle that fled from officers, was arrested after a brief foot chase.

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Officers had observed the vehicle in question turning off its headlights and accelerating rapidly towards American Legion Highway, failing to stop for a red light at Walk Hill Street.