Lincoln Man Stole Ex-Girlfriend's Jeep, Crashed Into 3 Vehicle Fleeing Cops: Police

WARWICK, RI — A Lincoln man stole his ex-girlfriend's Jeep and crashed into three other vehicles as he fled from the cops, police said.

About 9 p.m. on the Fourth of July, the ex-girlfriend called 911 and told them Jared Parenteau, 36, "had taken her 2023 black Jeep without her permission," the Warwick Police Department said in a media release.

"The victim is the protected party in an active court-issued restraining order involving Mr. Parenteau," the release said. "She also advised responding officers that Mr. Parenteau was intoxicated at the time he left with her vehicle."

On top of that, Parenteau was wanted on felony domestic violence charges, according to the release.

Soon after the 911 call, a Warwick police officer spotted the Jeep heading north on Warwick Avenue and attempted to pull it over, but Parenteau kept going in an attempt to elude the law.

"During the incident, the suspect vehicle allegedly proceeded through a red traffic signal at the intersection of Warwick Avenue and Post Road, where it collided with three other vehicles," the release said.

The occupants of the vehicles involved in the crash were hospitalized for evaluation and treatment, according to the release, and Parenteau was taken into custody.

"The Warwick Police Department's investigation remain active and ongoing," the release said. "Additional charges are forthcoming as investigators continue to review the facts and evidence surrounding this incident."

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