Car Thief Nabbed After Calling 911 To Brag
A Duluth man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car and repeatedly calling 911 to brag to police that they would not catch him.
Police say the 23-year-old man stole gas from a gas station late Friday, then fled in a car he allegedly stole earlier in the night.
A police officer spotted the stolen car about 2 a.m. Friday and chased the man, who crashed into a guardrail but then turned off his lights and sped away. Police soon found the car abandoned.
Shortly after that, the man allegedly began calling 911 from a cell phone and telling dispatchers he would not be caught because he was "smarter than the police."
But about two hours later, a man called 911 to report a prowler at his home.
CBS affiliate KBJR reports that with the help of tracking the suspect through the snow and a police dog, the suspect was found hiding in a shed.
KBJR said he resisted efforts to be taken into custody and physically assaulted two of the officers; neither sustained significant injury.
The suspect is now at the St. Louis County jail pending charges of gas theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary, tampering with a motor vehicle, trespassing, and assaulting an officer.
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Police say the 23-year-old man stole gas from a gas station late Friday, then fled in a car he allegedly stole earlier in the night.
A police officer spotted the stolen car about 2 a.m. Friday and chased the man, who crashed into a guardrail but then turned off his lights and sped away. Police soon found the car abandoned.
Shortly after that, the man allegedly began calling 911 from a cell phone and telling dispatchers he would not be caught because he was "smarter than the police."
But about two hours later, a man called 911 to report a prowler at his home.
CBS affiliate KBJR reports that with the help of tracking the suspect through the snow and a police dog, the suspect was found hiding in a shed.
KBJR said he resisted efforts to be taken into custody and physically assaulted two of the officers; neither sustained significant injury.
The suspect is now at the St. Louis County jail pending charges of gas theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary, tampering with a motor vehicle, trespassing, and assaulting an officer.
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Guess that explains it..
Posted by cornbiker at 12:53 PM : Mar 2, 2009
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The t-shirt is a standard item used by republicans in denial as camoflage. He is actually a hard-core repub.... he had a tattoo under his left arm with GOP forever and his blood group
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Posted by ceb969
Ummmm, what??
Posted by dthomas5010
You really shouldn't insult monkeys like that. Anyway, I'm sure this fine specimen will be perfectly rehabilitated when released.