A 46-year-old Colorado man is multiple charges, including felony drug possession and possession with intent to deliver charges after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase, crashing into a parked vehicle and then allegedly fleeing on foot in Laramie early Monday morning.
That’s according to a post on the Albany County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page
The post says the incident started a little before 1 a.m. on Monday when a Laramie police officer tried to stop a “a red Lincoln passenger car for speeding in the 400 block of Grand Avenue; the vehicle, which did not display registration, failed to yield and continued at a high rate of speed into the downtown area.”
Deputies got involved after hearing radio traffic about the effort to stop the car.
Suspect Allegedly Parked Into Crashed Car, Fled On Foot
The post goes on to say: “Albany County Sheriff’s Deputies assumed primary responsibility for the pursuit as the driver fled northbound on 3rd Street at high speeds, committing multiple traffic violations before crashing into a parked vehicle near 6th and Hancock Streets, disabling the car. The driver then fled on foot into a nearby residential backyard but was quickly apprehended by Deputies.”
The suspect is identified as 46-year-old Manuel Rodriguez of Colorado. He is facing a long list of charges, including felony possession of controlled substances (marijuana, methamphetamine, black tar heroin, and powder heroin), felony possession with intent to deliver, driving under the influence, and several traffic charges.
His bond was set at $20,000.
The sheriff’s office post thanks “the Laramie Police Department, Wyoming Highway Patrol, and Laramie Fire Department for their coordinated response and assistance throughout the incident.”
The Tate Geological Museum Casper Wyoming
The Tate Geological Museum was founded in 1980 through a gift from Marion and Inez Tate. It was originally designated as the Tate Earth Science Center and Mineralogical Museum. Because ‘geological’ encompasses earth science, mineralogy, and paleontology, the name was changed to the Tate Geological Museum in 2001.
Located on the Casper College campus, the museum is a great resource for the community. Many local schools and groups come to the museum to add to their student’s learning experience.
Tate houses a collection of over 6000 fossil and mineral specimens.
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