NEWBERRY — Deputies are searching for three suspects in the area of Oxner Road and Highway 34. Bloodhounds and helicopters as well as a number of law enforcement officers are in the area.
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three suspects who fled from a Whitmire Police Department officer this afternoon. They fled the officer in Whitmire and a chase ensued. The suspects, two white males and one white female, were being sought for their connection to several burglaries. During the chase, the suspects started throwing stolen items from the vehicle.
The suspects were operating a black Mitsubishi SUV. The suspects fled to the area of Oxner Road and Highway 34 near I-26 in Newberry where the officers lost sight of the vehicle in a heavily wooded area.
One of the suspects is believed to be Donald Andrew Price II, 29, of 900 Prather Circle, Clinton. Price is wanted in Union County for Burglary, Larceny, and Violation of Probation in addition to any charges filed from today’s incident.
Anyone seeing these suspects or any suspicious activity in the area should call 911 immediately.
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