2 suspected in 18 car break-ins nabbed after chase from Homewood to Birmingham; 10 guns recovered
Two men are in custody after a police chase that began in Homewood and ended in north Birmingham.
Officers recovered 10 guns from the vehicle and said the pair is suspected in 18 vehicle burglaries that happened overnight in Moody.
Homewood police Sgt. Mark Trippe said officers tried to stop a vehicle Thursday in the 200 block of Robert Jemison Road.
The officers suspected someone in the vehicle was being sought by U.S. Marshals on multiple federal arrest warrants.
The driver refused to stop, Trippe said, and spike strips were deployed.
The pursuit continued until coming to an end on 27th Street North near 22nd Avenue in Birmingham.
The driver and passenger were taken into custody without further incident.
Of the 10 guns seized from the vehicle, three were confirmed stolen, Trippe said.
Drugs were also confiscated from the vehicle.
Paul Gilbert Hinkle, 36, of Birmingham, is charged with felony attempting to elude, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and second-degree receiving stolen property.
He had outstanding warrants from the U.S. Marshals on a weapons offense, as well multiple burglary charges from three different Mississippi counties.
Rashawn Rodrekus Taylor, 24, of Tuscaloosa, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and second-degree receiving stolen property.
Taylor also had outstanding warrants with the U.S. Marshals and in Mississippi.