Stafford Township, NJ - On December 12th, 2025 at approximately 10:49 PM, Officer Povlosky observed a black BMW sedan travelling 124 mph westbound on Route 72 and the Causeway Bridge. Officer Povlosky attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on the vehicle, but the driver failed to stop and continued to travel at a high rate of speed. During this time, Officer Povlosky observed the vehicle fail to stop at the red light located at the intersection of Route 72 and Mill Creek Road. Further west on Route 72, Patrolman Barbuto observed the vehicle traveling 106 mph and attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on the vehicle while it turned onto Jennings Road from Route 72 West. The BMW continued to travel at a high rate of speed and turned eastbound onto East Bay Avenue and officers made no further attempts to stop it.  Investigation revealed that the BMW was found to have traveled eastbound on Route 72 and back onto Long Beach Island.  At approximately 11:22 PM that evening, the Ship Bottom Police Department advised they located the vehicle parked and unoccupied in the parking garage of Hotel LBI. Stafford Township Police officers then responded to Hotel LBI to continue the investigation which identified Dashawn E. Capps (26 years old of Leansville, NC) as the operator of the vehicle. Ultimately, officers made contact with Capps at Hotel LBI, where he was arrested without incident. Capps was transported to the Stafford Township Police Department where he was charged with two counts of Eluding (2C:29-2B), a 3rd Degree Crime. Capps was released on a criminal complaint summons to appear in Ocean County Superior Court, and was issued numerous traffic citations. Officer Justin Barbuto was the arresting officer.

As a reminder, the Stafford Township Police Department does not release arrest photos of defendants. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.