Police seize crack cocaine

Cape Girardeau Police chased down a suspect in connection with an ongoing drug investigation Monday. Two suspects were apprehended in the 900 block of S. Ellis St., said police spokesman Sgt. Barry Hovis. Though it was a narcotics investigation, police uncovered enough evidence to secure probable cause, and were preparing to make the arrest when the suspects fled and a foot chase ensued, Hovis said. As they fled, they shed two semi-automatic firearms and about $800 worth of crack cocaine, which police later recovered. The pursuit lasted for about fifteen minutes before police chased them to a neighboring residence, where they were apprehended and arrested. Both suspects were arrested pending filing of formal charges on suspicion of distribution of crack cocaine, resisting arrest, felon in possession of firearm, and tampering with evidence.