Macungie 'Bonnie & Clyde' Jailed After Carjackings, 100-mph Chase, Police Say
Shayna Sykes and Blake Bills called 'bold, reckless and absolutely brazen' after stealing two police cars and instigating a wild chase through Camden and Philadelphia that left a cop with a broken leg, authorities say.
LOWER MACUNGIE, PA -- A local couple called a 'junkie' version of Bonnie and Clyde by police has been jailed, slapped with a slew of charges from two car-jackings and 100-mph police chase through Camden and Philadelphia that left a cop with a broken leg, authorities say.
Shayna Sykes, 24, and Blake Bills, 23, allegedly committed the "ultimate botched drug run," according to Philly.com, which reports Sykes knows the Philadelphia area from working one summer at a popular bar in the Northern Liberties section.
The couple has a 7-month-old child, pictued on Sykes' Facebook page.
The saga began last Friday when Sykes borrowed a black Mazda Protege from her grandmother, Sharon, in Macungie, police said. Sharon ended up filing a missing persons report and stolen car report when the couple didn't return.
On Tuesday, the couple was outside Camden police headquarters when they brazenly jumped in a patrol car as an officer, who had gotten out of the vehicle, conducted a traffic stop.
They hit Officer Sekou Reid-Bay, 49, as they sped away, police say.
Click here to see CBS photos of the chase and here for photos and video from NBC 10.
A chase ensued across the Ben Franklin Bridge and into Philadelphia, where police caught up with the pair. Bills was hurt and taken into custody. Sykes somehow got into another cop car and took off, slamming into parked cars and driving on the sidewalk until she was stopped and then tried to run away, police said.
"I never heard of anyone stealing two police cars in one incident," Philadelphia's Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross told reporters. He called the case "bold, reckless and absolutely brazen."
Tuesday's climactic chase came after a weekend of trouble that police continue to investigate, including these alleged incidents:
- Sunday, 1:20 p.m.: A Camden police officer says he saw the couple trying to buy drugs. He tried to stop their car but the couple fled and the officer's car flipped on a sharp turn. He was treated at a hospital.
- Tuesday, 2 a.m.: A Camden officer saw the couple in a disabled car and checked to see if they needed help. They abandoned the car while he went to respond to a call. When he returned to the car, he ran the plates and found the vehicle was reported stolen from Philadelphia
- Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.: Police say the couple tried to steal a car in Philly but couldn't get inside because it was locked.
The two have been in trouble before.
Bills was charged in a Lehigh County burglary and his driver's license is suspended indefinitely in New Jersey.
Sykes served time in prison in 2009 for three DUIs in Lehigh County, according to court documents.
Related post: Yes, I Am Facebook Friends with Shayna Sykes
donna woman
12:48 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
knowing philly cops, they beat the crap out of him, robbed whatever he had in his pockets and then arrested him. that's pretty much how it works in the corrupt philly police dept., and the cops will probably get medals.
John Rogers
1:11 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
You madam, are a complete jack@@@
donna woman
1:31 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
john rogers who doesn't know me --you're probably related to one of the thieving cops and if you don't understand why i said what i said, why not ask instead of calling me names. bet you're one of the morons who voted for obama too.
John Rogers
1:54 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
I didn't ask because there is nothing you can possibly say that would justify what you wrote. I stand by my comment.
Dickie Doodles
2:27 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
I neither know you or care to know you. I have simply forwarded your comments to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Janet Cavallo
1:42 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
These low lifes are druggies. They could have killed people. I hope their daughter is taken from them - they are unfit. Dude's parents are the ones who arranged a wake-up stripper call for the herion addict. Grandparents should not raise her either.
Donna above reveals more about who she is.
John Rogers
1:53 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
Yeah. Her second post only solidifies my first reply.
Jill Arruda
9:30 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
They stole a police car and HIT A COP! If they got their butts beat, so be it. Normal people who don't do heroin or carjack police cars don't get jacked up by the Philly police or any police, for that matter. The police had reason and merit to stop this couple. The poor child has no chance at a normal life. sad, very sad.
private
9:08 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
I dont know how u have access to her facebook page the way u do, by law is this allowed? There are pictures of other people on her page that maybe dont want it being public. I will be lookin into it. Bc if its not legal the creator of this page will be getting sued! !!!
donna woman
9:22 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
i don't know who you are but i don't have a facebook page and don't know about whom you speak. you are clearly insane or just plain stupid. look into getting an education instead of unjustly accusing me of having access to someone's facebook page. i don't even know how to access facebook and don't care to as it is for commoners.
private
9:19 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
You are publicly putting other people's privacy at risks by her fb page link. How u got access to her page like this I am curious about. What makes it ok to do this to innocent people? Really not ok. Her page is private or should be to the public. So I dont think u should be putting it out there like this.
private
11:27 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Donna clearly I was speaking to the creator of this page. So before u tell someone off or to get an education maybe u should realize they r not speaking to u. No one is accusing u of anything...... but now they may. Just because u want to argue with people bc u clearly have nothing better to do then maybe u should pick ur battles wisely. No one cares about u or ur opinion. I care about the person whom made this page making things private now public. They r ruining others privacy and legal action is being taken unless it is removed. Have a wonderful day Donna. See u in the ridings ;-)