By NATE KING
Salina Post
Salina Police Department (SPD) officers and Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies assisted in a chase in Salina and Ottawa County Wednesday evening.
The suspect vehicle reached speeds more than 125 mph on Ninth Street, heading north of Salina.
According to SPD Lt. Kyle Tonniges, at about 10:14 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, an SPD officer attempted to pull over a red Lexus with an illegal tag in the 700 Block of North Seventh Street. The vehicle did not pull over, and a pursuit began.
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"From that point, it [the suspect vehicle] went north out of town, north on Ninth Street and continued north into Ottawa County," said Tonniges.
SPD officers terminated the pursuit near the Old 81 Highway and Granite Road intersection. A short time later, Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies located the suspect vehicle.
"Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies located the vehicle about three miles north at 160th and Ivy Roads in Ottawa County, " Tonniges said. "The vehicle wasn't occupied."
SPD and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office have been unable to locate the alleged suspect involved in this pursuit.
"We do have some suspects that we'll be following up with," Tonniges said.
Salina Post will update this story as new information becomes available.