Ohio woman armed with shovel "leads police" on 10-mile chase

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On Sept. 12 at 4:33 p.m., Findlay Police officers responded to the 10000 block of TR 89 for a harassment complaint that stated a woman was allegedly swinging a shovel at multiple people in the area.

When officers arrived, the female, who police later identified as Jessica Onan, of Findlay, drove off heading westbound on TR 89. According to FPD, officers chased Onan southbound on CR 140, eastbound on Westfield Drive, southbound on Stanford Parkway, eastbound on W. Main Cross Street, northbound on I-75, eastbound on CR 99, and southbound on N. Main Street.

FPD says spike strips were deployed at N. Main Street and Bell Avenue and they successfully deflated all four of Onan’s tires. The pursuit continued on and lasted for 9.8 miles as Onan drove on sidewalks, through a parking lot and through multiple streets before coming to an end on the 2200 block of N. Blanchard St. No injuries were caused by the chase.

It’s lovely that nobody was injured, but people certainly could’ve been. A woman swinging a shovel presents far, far less danger to anyone than a car being pursued by police. Nothing here merits a police chase.