Monaca Police Pursuit Ends With Arrest Of Fleeing Suspect

Monaca police officers observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Route 51, near Colonial Avenue. The car left the roadway into a wooded area off of Allaire Avenue. The suspect fled on foot. Police from Center Township and Aliquippa resopnded and were able to apprehend 23-year-old Trae Ellis JAckson of Somerset. He was transferred to Heritage Valley and then to the Beaver County Jail. Numerous charges are being filed on Jackson including fleeing or attempting to flee a police officer, a felony. Several schools in the Central Valley School District were put on lockdown for a short time during the pursuit.