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Erica Barreiro-Rapp on the run after leading police on wild minivan chase

Police in Ohio are still trying to track down a fugitive who lead them on a wild chase in her minivan - with her three-year-old child in the car - but managed to escape.

Erica Barreiro-Rapp, 33, is wanted for several offenses including heroin charges, domestic issues and theft and weapons charges. 

The mother-of-five was in court in Monroe on May 4, however made an excuse to leave when she was told she had outstanding warrants in Kentucky. She then fled in her brown Honda Odyssey.

An officer followed her to the car and a crazy pursuit began, with Barreiro-Rapp crossing center lines, running a red light and even driving through front yards to evade police.

On the run: Erica Barreiro-Rapp, 33, lead police on a crazy chase through the streets on Monroe, Ohio, last week after finding out she was wanted on outstanding warrants, and still remains at large

Police said they terminated the chase after confirming a child was in the vehicle and deeming the pursuit too dangerous.  

Later in the day, police discovered the van parked at a hotel.

Upon seeing officers, Barreiro-Rapp ran into the room of another guest and jumped out of the first-story window while holding her child.

She again managed to escape. 

'She's very desperate to stay out of jail. If she is doing what she did, with her own child in the car, she's very desperate,' Monroe police Sgt. Tom Cobaugh told WLWT

Wild chase: At one point during the chase, Barreiro-Rapp - in a brown Honda minivan (right) - crosses through the front yard of a house to get past police in the street

Wild chase: At one point during the chase, Barreiro-Rapp - in a brown Honda minivan (right) - crosses through the front yard of a house to get past police in the street

Dashcam video shows the mom swerving back onto the road as the cruiser tries to stop her in reverse 

Dashcam video shows the mom swerving back onto the road as the cruiser tries to stop her in reverse 

Barreiro-Rapp then crosses onto another yard (far left) to evade another cruiser, and manages to get away 

Barreiro-Rapp then crosses onto another yard (far left) to evade another cruiser, and manages to get away 

Cobaugh said he has had cases like this before.

'They start out with minor problems and it escalates into theft problems, drug charges, more thefts. It just keeps going until situations like these come up,' he said.

'If she's that desperate to get away, she's liable to do anything and it makes it that much more dangerous for the child involved, and the innocent people out there on the street as well.'

She is wanted on several felony warrants in Kentucky, including drug possession, carrying conceal weapons, and tampering with evidence. 

She is now also wanted on charges of eluding police and child endangerment. 

At the start of the chase, Barreiro-Rapp mounts a curb to leave an exit ramp and get back on the freeway 

Dangerous: The mother also ran a red light at a busy intersection during the crazy chase 

Dangerous: The mother also ran a red light at a busy intersection during the crazy chase 

Police in Ohio are still looking for Barreiro-Rapp, and anyone with information is urged to call authorities 

Police in Ohio are still looking for Barreiro-Rapp, and anyone with information is urged to call authorities 

Barreiro-Rapp remains on the run. If you have information on where police can find her, you're ask to call Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040. 

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Arica Deslauriers

Update: 2024-05-17