By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
On Sunday afternoon between 3 and 4 p.m., a suspect stole a white 2018 Honda Accord from the Club Carwash at 655 S. Broadway Blvd. Later that same day, Salina Police Department officers found and arrested the car thief.
According to the Salina Police Department, the owner left their keys in the $28,000 vehicle and found it missing after 4 p.m.
The car owner reported the incident to SPD, and after reviewing surveillance footage, officers identified the thief as 42-year-old Salina resident Tony Nordahl.
"Just before six o'clock that same night, an officer was working a traffic collision at 1200 East Crawford when the [stolen] vehicle pulled up next to her," said SPD Capt. James Feldman. "The officer went to confront him, he did not follow instructions and ended up taking off running."
Feldman said the officer pursued Nordhal on foot and eventually deployed a stun gun that was ineffective. More SPD officers responded to the incident and eventually arrested the suspect after a short struggle.
Officers arrested Nordhal for felony theft of a vehicle, two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, obstruction of law enforcement and DUI.