Woman Arraigned in Connection with Four-Town Police Chase

CONCORD – Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that Renee Thistle, 34, of Ashland, was arraigned yesterday in Concord District Court in connection with a police pursuit through four towns over the weekend.

The defendant was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs, operating a motor vehicle to endanger, failure  to stop for police, resisting arrest, drinking from an open container in a motor vehicle, unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, a marked lanes violation, not having an inspection sticker, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, a plate number violation to conceal identification, and having a uninsured motor vehicle.

Judge Sabita Singh set bail at $2,500 cash and ordered that the defendant remain drug and alcohol free and be subject to random screens. The next scheduled hearing in this case is Monday, July 11.

On Saturday, May 21, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Lincoln Police on patrol observed a black vehicle on Lexington Road in Lincoln driving erratically. Police attempted to make the vehicle pull over, but the defendant allegedly continued to drive without heeding the officers’ lights and sirens. The driver allegedly continued to travel through Bedford and Waltham before entering Lexington where Lexington Police deployed a tire deflation device. A search of the vehicle allegedly yielded Oxycodone and open alcohol containers.

“The defendant’s alleged actions in this case could have resulted in serious injury to both herself and others,” said District Attorney Ryan. “Thankfully, with the cooperation of multiple law enforcement agencies, the defendant was safely apprehended.”

These charges are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The prosecutor assigned to this case is Assistant District Attorney Nils Lundblad.