Sheriff's department chases fleeing motorist

Officers with the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department took part in a brief car chase early Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the Whitewater area around 12:15 a.m. and attempted to pull over a vehicle for a suspected theft, according to county Lt. David James. Instead of pulling over, the motorist fled from Whitewater to Cape Girardeau and then cross the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge into Illinois. When the vehicle crossed the bridge, county officials broke off the chase, James said. No one from Illinois State Police could provide any details Tuesday evening, and Cape Girardeau police spokesman Jason Selzer had no further information.