Police arrest 1 man after foot chase, seek 2 others suspected in car break-in attempt at WCC
One man is under arrest, and investigators are searching for two more after an attempted car theft and foot chase Tuesday morning, sheriff's officials said.
Sgt. Geoffrey Fox, of the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies were dispatched to Washtenaw Community College, off Huron River Drive, at 9 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a man who appeared to be trying to break into a car. Deputies were told the man got into a different car and drove away from the college, Fox said.
A deputy nearby spotted the car near the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Hogback Road and followed it, Fox said. The deputy trailed the car until the driver parked it and three men got out, fleeing on foot into the woods near Huron Parkway, Fox said.
Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township police officers assisted deputies in a search on foot through the woods. Eventually, one of the men was arrested but the other two have yet to be found, Fox said.
A description of the two men was not immediately available Tuesday morning. Fox said investigators may release more information on the incident later in the day.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
harry
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 7:49 p.m.
"A deputy nearby spotted the car near the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Hogback Road and followed it" Maybe it wasn't so smart to drive by the police station??
Ann English
Wed, Oct 3, 2012 : 11:31 p.m.
That's almost what I was thinking. So close to the county jail? What were they thinking?
treetowncartel
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 7 p.m.
Very astute to figure out they were at Washtenaw and Huron Parway from the article. I was thinking they may have taken a right on Hogback down to E. Huron River Drive towards Huron Parkway, ultimately, running into the woods near Glazier/Glacier Way.