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Squad car rammed while taking stolen car suspect into custody

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford man was taken into custody Sunday after police say he rammed a police squad car while fleeing from officers.

Rockford Police SCOPE officers spotted a stolen vehicle pulling into the 11th Street McDonald’s early Sunday morning.

Police said the driver rammed a squad car as he attempted to flee a traffic stop.

Anthony Maldonado, 23, was taken into custody.

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Police say a loaded handgun was found inside the vehicle.

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Maldonado was charged with theft, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, criminal damage to state supported property, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, and no valid driver’s license.

Maldonado is being held in the Winnebago County Jail.

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