(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – A Council Bluffs Police Officer on Patrol Friday afternoon in the area of S. 16th Street & 3rd Avenue, observed a stolen 2008 Porsche Cayenne SUV with Nebraska license plates. The vehicle accelerated and rammed the front end of the police cruiser before continuing southbound. A short chase ended when the suspect, 41-year-old Steven Dale Bascue, of Council Bluffs, lost control of the SUV. The vehicle struck a 2011 Ford F-150 at S. 21st & W. Broadway. The driver of the Ford complained of pain but refused medical attention.

Steve Dale Bascue

Bascue bailed out of the Porsche and ran on foot for a short while before being apprehended. Bascue faces numerous charges, including Felony Assault and Theft in the 1st Degree.