A pursuit involving a vehicle reported stolen in Middletown ended in Clearcreek Township, where the car went over a curb at the intersection of State Route 48 and State Route 73. Franklin police said the driver, identified as Ja’Tydrick Johnson, and passenger Daniel Schroer were taken into custody.
Franklin police received a Flock camera alert about the vehicle at about 4:06 p.m. and located it, according to WKRC. Officers tried to stop the car, but its driver fled, beginning a pursuit across the region.
A Winding Route Through Three Jurisdictions
The vehicle traveled into Springboro, continued north into Montgomery County, then turned south into Clearcreek Township. The pursuit ended at State Route 48 and State Route 73, where the car went over a curb.
Johnson and Schroer were taken into custody at the scene. Per the same account, Johnson is expected to face two felony charges — receiving stolen property and failure to comply — while Schroer was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants unrelated to the chase itself. Both men are currently being held in the Warren County Jail.
Multiple Agencies Pitch In
The response involved the Springboro Police Department, Clearcreek Township Police Department, Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol, according to the WKRC account.
Under Ohio law, receiving a motor vehicle is a fourth-degree felony, according to the Ohio Revised Code. That classification applies to the receiving-stolen-property charge Johnson is expected to face.
What a Flock Alert Can Establish
Flock Safety says an automated license-plate-reader alert is a lead, not a conclusion, and should be confirmed by an officer. The cited guidance does not detail Franklin’s rules for data collection, access or retention.
Flock Cameras and Pursuit Tech on the Rise
Flock Cameras and Pursuit Tech on the Rise The alert that kicked off Tuesday's chase came from a Flock camera network, the kind of license-plate-reading system that has become a routine tool for small departments chasing down stolen vehicles before officers ever lay eyes on them. Franklin police began using StarChase in December 2024, a compressed-air GPS tracking device designed to attach to a fleeing vehicle. Colon has said the units, which cost about $6,000 apiece with roughly $2,000 in annual upkeep, help officers loop in nearby agencies during a pursuit.
In May 2025, four suspects were arrested after allegedly stealing a car out of Warren County and leading officers on a high-speed chase to Dayton, with Franklin officers attempting multiple PIT maneuvers before forcing the vehicle off the road near the Dayton city limits, according to WLWT.
Other recent chases in the area have ended just as abruptly. On Sept. 2, Miamisburg police pursued a possible stolen vehicle from State Route 741 onto State Route 725 and I-75, a pursuit that ended in the median after the suspect fled on foot across the southbound lanes and was captured about 13 minutes later near the Indian Lookout apartments in West Carrollton, WHIO reported. A separate stolen-vehicle pursuit involving a Middletown man ended when the vehicle overturned in Centerville, according to a different local12.com account.
