Police: Man accused of Salina hotel robbery arrested when chase ends in Syracuse - Syracuse.com
-- A robbery suspect who led police on a chase Wednesday was arrested in the city of Syracuse after he crashed with another vehicle, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said. A suspect threatened a hotel employee and said he had a handgun. He wore sunglasses and was seen leaving the hotel in a maroon Ford Taurus. A deputy responding to the robbery spotted a vehicle in front of the Pilot Truck Stop on Seventh North Street that matched the description of the suspect vehicle, said Detective Jon Seeber, speaking for the sheriff's office. The deputy tried to pull the vehicle over, but the driver sped off, heading south on Court Street for several miles until deputies lost sight of the vehicle near West Kirkpatrick and North Geddes streets. Minutes later the suspect was spotted at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Velasko Road, Seeber said. As the suspect was going east on Grand Avenue his vehicle crashed with a 1994 Buick that was trying to turn off Hoefler Street onto Grand Avenue, Seeber said. The suspect, who was the only person in the Ford Taurus, was arrested at the scene. The driver is in critical condition and the passenger is in serious condition, Seeber said. The sheriff's office did not identify the suspect or the occupants of the Buick. Source: www.syracuse.com
