UPD: Chase, crash in Emigration Canyon end serial burglary, theft suspects run - Salt Lake Tribune
Unified Police officers took two female suspected serial vehicle burglars and thieves off the street, but not before a wild chase that ended with the suspects' stolen vehicle crashing in Emigration Canyon. Lex Bell said a UPD officer responding to a reported vehicle burglary about 2:45 p. m. Thursday in Neffs Canyon learned that the suspects had left in a white GMC Yukon with a broken-out rear side window. In unmarked cars, UPD detectives spotted the suspects breaking into mail boxes, and plans were made to lay tire spikes in the SUV's path as it exited at the intersection of Pine Crest and Emigration canyons. "Officers were able to spike all tires as the vehicle fled down Emigration Canyon at 40 mph," Bell stated. "The Yukon lost all four tires and finally crashed into the creek embankment at 5730 E. Emigration Canyon. However, police also were following up leads concerning a third, male suspect spotted with the women initially in Pine Crest Canyon. Meanwhile, UPD has begun the task of trying to contact some 20 suspected victims of the trio after finding a duffel bag — stuffed with stolen identities, passports, vehicle titles and bank records — inside the crashed Yukon. Source: www.sltrib.com
