On Friday morning, November 5th, police were sent to the 100 block of Fairdale on the report of a stolen vehicle.
The 41-year-old Salina resident reported that a 2015 Nissan Armada, valued at $25,000, was stolen from their driveway.
Nearly 18 hours later, at 7:30pm on Saturday, November 6th, an officer on patrol observed what he believed to be the reported stolen vehicle, in the 1900 block of N 9th St.
The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, and a pursuit ensued.
The driver led officers west on I70, to I35. They came back into town on Crawford, and were in the area of Republic and Sunset Park. The pursuit then went east on Jewell to Santa Fe, south on Santa Fe to Claflin, east on Claflin to Roach, and north on Roach.
In the 600 block of Roach St, or one block north of Crawford, SPD reports that the driver lost control of the vehicle, crashing into two power poles and two boats located within Sankey Auto Center.
At this point, it's reported that the driver then fled on foot, traveling north through the Old Smoky Hill River Channel. The driver was captured in the 800 block of Elmhurst by a Kansas Highway Patrol Lieutenant.
The driver was identified as 33-year-old Dustin Cole, of Salina.
A subsequent search of the vehicle allegedly revealed Marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Requested charges against Cole include:
• possession of stolen property
• felony obstruction
• felony flee & elude
• possession of drug paraphernalia
• possession of Marijuana
• traffic violations
A female passenger inside the vehicle was not charged with anything.
