Officials with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday evening, released information about a pursuit that took place late Monday night, and is requesting help from the public in finding the suspect who was pursued. The incident began at around 10:45-p.m., a Taylor County sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a 1995 Buell motorcycle in Bedford.

The motorcycle sped off south of Bedford on State Highway 148. The deputy pursued the motorcycle at speeds of over 95 miles per hour until he lost sight of it near Hopkins, Missouri. The motorcycle was found abandoned a short while later in Hopkins and was determined to have been stolen from a residence in Atchison County, Missouri. A search of the area did not turn up the suspected driver.

The incident remains under investigation. If anyone has information about the driver of the motorcycle, call the Taylor County Law Enforcement Center at 712-523-2153. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Nodaway and Andrew County Missouri Sheriff’s Departments and the Iowa and Missouri State Patrol.