DPS arrests four after two vehicle pursuits

SIKESTON -- Four people were arrested by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety after two vehicle pursuits Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Sikeston DPS Facebook page, officers received information about subjects in Lincoln Park on North West Street that were possibly engaged in criminal activity. As officers responded to the area, two vehicles were seen leaving the scene in separate directions, fleeing from police.

Two separate vehicle pursuits began with officers chasing one vehicle into a cotton field south of South West and Bollweevil Boulevard. Two men abandoned the car and were apprehended after a short chase.

The second pursuit went northwest of Sikeston and then back down Highway 60 to the southeast portion of Sikeston. Several officers converged on the area and deployed stop sticks to end the chase. After a short time, the vehicle pulled into a parking lot off of Dona Street where two offenders were taken into custody.

DPS officers located firearms, illegal narcotics and cash.

The story will be updated as more information is provided.