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Show Car Theft Brings Chase, Crash All Radio Patrolmen Join Pursuit Of Transient on S. L. Streets A hestic 25-mlnute chase ended when he turned a brand-new car over at 17th South and Wasatch dr., Robert Morris, 15-year-old transient, was arrested by Salt Lake police' early Tuesday and booked "hold for investigation, auto theft, FBI and juvenile authorities." au-thorities." Police investigation of Morris shortly after his arrest showed he was one of four juveniles who escaped from the state industrial school in Ogden Monday night. I One was captured later that night in Ogden and the arrest of Morris leaves only! two at large. All police radio patrolmen and state highway patrolmen In the Salt Lake T icinity were alerted for the chase, which began at 12:50 p.m. when the youth allegedly jumped into a brand-new sedan parked at Standard Brands, Inc., 560 S. West Temple, and sped away south on We&t Temple. The fugitive was csptured when he attempted to make a "U" turn from a speed of 65 miles an hour at approximately 17th South on Wasatch dr. The maneuver rolled the car completely over, but left it still in driving condition, and the youth was attempting to continue his flight whea Radio Patrolman Joseph Jo-seph Long-son drove in front of the machine. ' Attempted Turn Officer, iiongson said he had been alerted to watch the highway leading to Parley's canyon on the general radio alert and was cruising cruis-ing along Wasatch dr. when Lee headed out of town, apparently aaw him tfnd attempted to turn to retrace his path. Both Lee and the officer jumped from their) cars when the flight was halted, but Lee surrendered without resistance when Longson pulled his gun and ordered him to face th car. Word of the car theft brought a general alert to all radio cars, with Radio Dispatcher Tom Stroud quickly moving police and state highway patrol cars to block all highways leading out of the city. Theft of the car was witnessed by .Dale Jones, manager of the grocery department at Standard Brands, to whom the car was assigned. as-signed. When Lee entered the car and started to drive sway, Mr. Jones grabbed at the car handle and was dragged 20 feet before falling, luckily rolling clear of the car as he fall. Give Futile Chase i ' Norman Murphy and Bert Reed, Robert Lee Morris . . . Ogden escapee captured In Salt Lake. Burglar Shops at Night, Acquires Two Suits Salt Lake police Tuesday eyed suspiciously every man they saw wearing a new suit especially if the suit were grayish red or blue with white stripe. A burglar whb apparently needed need-ed a bit of sartorial splendor In gave chase In their cars, but were unable to match the speed of the stolen car. Morris, when booked at the city jail, said ha was an escapee from the board of corrections at Washington. Wash-ington. D. C snd had also lived In New York City and Chicago. It was (reported Morris had struck a pedestrian at 6th South and West Temple during the first stages of his flight, but police Tuesday sfternoon were unable to which to greet the new year, jimmied jim-mied open the rear door of the store of Arthur Frank, 210 S. Main, during the night and selected select-ed two suits, sizes 39 and 40. Nothing else was taken, atore officials of-ficials told police. Exact route of the car was not definitely known, but it is believed Morris drove south on West Temple Tem-ple to 9th South, turned west to 2nd West and north again, turning turn-ing east somewhere between 6th South snd North Temple. |
