According to a Safford Police report, officers were initially dispatched at about 8:13 p.m. to the Dollar General store at 1640 W. Thatcher Blvd. in Safford regarding an armed robbery. Graham County Dispatch alerted a description of the suspect and advised he fled the area in a gold Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
A couple of customers who were on their way into the store as the alleged robber was making his escape saw the commotion and decided to follow Moran as he fled in the Chevy. Police were then advised by the customers that they had spotted the truck near the top of Jenson Hill in the area of U.S. Highway 191 and Discovery Park Boulevard.
Officers responded and got behind the Silverado as it traveled westbound on Discovery Park Boulevard. The chase went upwards of 90 mph at times as it winded through Safford surface streets and onto Highway 70. Attempts to spike strip the truck on 20th Avenue failed as Moran blasted through stop signs and red lights. Moran then made a loop back through Safford utilizing 8th Avenue to Relation Street before heading east while driving on the opposite lane on Solomon Road.
Moran then hit Bowie Avenue and took it back to Highway 70 and headed westbound back toward Safford.
As he entered the city at 90 mph, he continued to run red lights and endanger other traffic with erratic driving during the police pursuit, including allegedly attempting to strike officers’ vehicles.
The chase went into Thatcher and then south down Reay Lane...
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