High-Speed Chase Ends in Firearm Arrest in Dorchester

Handcuffs used during police arrest.
Handcuffs used during police arrest.

DORCHESTER, MA – Early Saturday morning, officers from District B-3 apprehended Jagher Hawkins, an 18-year-old Brockton resident, following a high-speed chase that ended at Talbot Avenue and Westcott Street.

Hawkins, a passenger in a vehicle that fled from officers, was arrested after a brief foot chase.

High-Speed Chase Ends in Firearm Arrest in Dorchester

Officers had observed the vehicle in question turning off its headlights and accelerating rapidly towards American Legion Highway, failing to stop for a red light at Walk Hill Street.