Driver Flees Police During Motor Vehicle Stop

Riverside Township Police
Riverside, NJ 

A warrant for the arrest of 54 year old Curtis L. Thompson of Camden, NJ has been issued on charges of Eluding (2nd degree), Resisting Arrest by Flight (3rd degree) and Obstructing the Administration of Law (4th degree).  He is currently WANTED by the Riverside Township Police. 

Just after 2 am on Sunday morning, the Riverside Township Police were on patrol when they observed a vehicle illegally parked in the middle of the roadway on Kossuth Street.  A Patrolman conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified the driver as Curtis L. Thompson.  Thompson became uncooperative when the officer told him to exit the vehicle.  After continuously refusing to comply with the officer’s directions, Thompson was informed that he was being placed under arrest.  After continuing to ignore officers' commands to exit the vehicle, Thompson drove off at a high rate of speed when officers attempted to remove him from the vehicle.  Thompson was operating a white 2019 Chevrolet Equinox 4-door vehicle with NJ license plate C59RSF.

If anyone has any information regarding the location of Thompson or about this incident, you can contact the Riverside Township Police Detective Bureau at 856-461-8820 x 114 or email us at detectives@riversidepolicenj.org

Anyone with information who wishes to remain anonymous may send a tip by texting to 847411 (tip411) with riversidepd in the message field along with the tip.  Tip411 messages are anonymous.  Anonymous web tips can also be submitted right from the Tip 411 Link on the website www.riversidepolicenj.org/tip-411/