Police pursue vehicle suspected of carrying firearm in Worcester, Worcester MA

Traffic, Weapons

Reported: 09/08/2025 06:19 PM (PDT)

Main St & Ludlow St, Worcester, MA 01603

Police are pursuing a vehicle suspected of carrying a firearm. The chase is taking place on Main Street, Ludlow Street, and Stafford Street near Worcester, Massachusetts. Officers are preparing spike strips to stop the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Leicester Police Dispatch

02:51

Transcript:

00:00

Station out of the cruisers, SpeedVise, Worcester has a pursuit,

00:03

5 Romeo Foxtraw Hotel 5-7, 5-Rome Foxraught Hotel 5-7, just past the speedway heading our way.

00:12

And a firearm in the vehicle has tried to ramp.

00:15

So now would that be heading up Main Street of Stafford?

00:18

On Main Street.

00:19

It's passed over into the town now.

00:22

I'm gonna be on the...

00:24

I'll be pulling up Ludlow on the list of the line.

00:28

I'll have strips ready, Spike strip[1].

00:31

I guess he took a left on Ludlow heading down towards Stafford, 11th.

00:35

We've got a bunch of Worcester cruises with me.

00:37

We're heading back down Lotho.

00:39

Appreciate you. Update on the vehicle.

00:40

FMWX3-5RF-H-57 location back towards the Webster Square on Stafford

00:54

okay received I'll be standing by the whistle left the line

00:58

3611.

00:59

Go ahead.

01:00

You're at the line on Stafford?

01:02

Correct. You'll be 74 Main Street, the line.

01:06

Perfect.

01:07

I received station now advise with the WiiF stretch ready if they need them.

01:13

I have an all.

01:14

That vehicle must have just passed me as I was on staff at street heading up Ludlow Street.

01:21

That vehicle probably went by me before I got the Bolo.

01:24

Reese, yeah, that's what it sounded like he had turned.

01:27

The way he's passing the price shop around.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Spike strip: Device to deflate tires of fleeing vehicle

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Main St & Ludlow St, Worcester, MA 01603

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Police pursue vehicle suspected of carrying firearm in Worcester, Worcester MA

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