UPDATED 1:32 p.m. 9/27/2023
The Salina Police Department announced this afternoon that an arrest has been made in connection to the stolen vehicle and subsequent police chase that occurred Monday morning.
Sergeant Kyle Tonniges told Salina Post that on Tuesday officers arrested 38-year-old Brandon Craig Loder of Salina.
Requested charges include:
Flee and Elude
Interference with Law Enforcement
Driving While Suspended
Duty of Driver to report an accident
Fail to Yield at a stop sign
Fail to Yield from a private road or drive
Speeding
Disobeying a Traffic Signal
Improper turn
Theft of a Vehicle $1500-$25,000
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By NATE KING
Salina Post
A suspect is still at large after stealing a vehicle and leading Salina Police officers on a Monday morning pursuit.
Salina Police Sergeant Tonniges said this morning that at approximately 9:20 a.m. Monday, an officer responded to the report of a stolen vehicle in the 300 block of E. Jewel Avenue.
The vehicle's owner, Jenifer Holcomb, 48 of Salina, told SPD officers that sometime overnight, Sunday evening, her 2019 white Ford Fusion was stolen.
Tonniges said Holcomb did not identify any suspects that might have been responsible but she did say that she was missing one of her car keys.
"She wasn't quite sure how the car had been stolen. Then Monday night at about 1:18 a.m. We actually got some hits on our license plate readers," Tonngies said."The license plate readers read the stolen vehicle's tags near the intersection of Crawford Street and Centennial Ave."
An SPD officer located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it. The vehicle sped off heading southbound on Centennial, then east on Republic Avenues., and all around the neighborhoods along Broadway and Republic Avenues.
The pursuit reached speeds of approximately 71 mph and eventually came to a stop in the 900 block of Sheridan St. The driver then exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
"There was a passenger in the vehicle, and after speaking with the passenger and the owner of the vehicle, we were able to identify a suspect," Tonniges said. "We haven't located him yet but we are still searching for him."
Salina Post will update this story as new information becomes available