BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – Law enforcement in Bulloch County are actively looking for suspects who they say could possibly be armed after a prowler call turned into a car chase early Tuesday morning. The Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 3 a.m. Tuesday regarding a prowler or possible burglary attempt in the area of Holloway Lane in Register, according to the sheriff’s office. While responding to the call, deputies encountered two vehicles. The driver of the first vehicle appeared to be wearing some type of mask, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies tried to stop both vehicles, but both refused to stop and ran from law enforcement. One of the vehicles crashed inside the city limits of Register. The driver was taken into custody after a brief struggle with the pursuing deputy, the sheriff’s office said. One passenger ran from the vehicle on foot and remains at large in the Register area. A second passenger was found and, based on the preliminary investigation, appears to have been the victim of a carjacking and was being held against his will, according to law enforcement. The second vehicle continued driving away from law enforcement on Cypress Lake Road before crashing in the area of Wolf Pen Lane. An unknown number of individuals ran out of the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies continue to actively search both the Register area and the Wolf Pen Lane/Cypress Lake Road area using drones and K-9 teams. The Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office is…
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