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Show WX Police Chief detains fleeing suspect employee opened the register drawer, the suspect indicated he had a weapon and demanded money. The cashier gave him the money. and he fled on foot. The robber was described as male, 5'6" tall, weighing about 130 lbs. Later in the night, another armed robbery took place at a 7-Eleven in Salt Lake City. The suspect matched match-ed the description and followed the By JAMS STUART WOODS CROSS-Under-standing the potential danger to citizens and the possibility of further fur-ther crimes being committed. Police Chief Paul Howard apprehended a suspect by driving his vehicle into the path of the fleeing suspect's auto. A 17-year-old Bountiful youth was taken into custody after a Feb. 27 incident. He was armed with a loaded 9 mm weapon. At approximately midnight on Tuesday, a suspect entered a 7-Eleven 7-Eleven at 1515 S. 500 W. in Woods Cross. According to witnesses, he gathered a few items and took them to the register. When the store mimm mini im mi same method of operation as that in the first robbery. Again, he fled on foot. A Chevron station in Murray was robbed in a similar fashion as the first two robberies. This time, however, the juvenile used a gun as he abandoned his car and stole a vehicle. The suspect was spotted periodically throughout the night, driving the stolen vehicle. A surveillance was established at the address where the abandoned vehicle vehi-cle was registered, but the suspect did not arrive. Police officers from Salt Lake City, Murray and Woods Cross were involved in tracking down the suspect. A road block plan was es- Continuedonpg.3 I .. . s - 1 ? - ...;.r - I ' rf , - - ?f Tf,, "ZZ7 " ; A J I- - - - - . . I' fa J i -- - -- .'IV . LdVdAb . J Iff!1 - - -- , lfc -, . VUull.lkK. ' I T I" V ifa 11 tm j'AUW -lA . - - -- - - II llJ I I. I lUdb . . .L nl . . - . - L . . . -. I I jt Woods Cross Police Chief detains fleeing suspect CONTINUED FROM PG.1 tablished, and police officers narrowed in on the suspect, pigeonholing him in a residential area in Woods Cross. To elude capture, the suspect took off at a high rate of speed, evaded police vehicles, drove over a curb and hit a tree but continued flriving. : Chief Howard, in an unmarked police vehicle, was fully aware of the possible risk posed by the Suspect who was considered armed and dangerous and had eluded capture. cap-ture. Howard decided that the chase must be ended and pulled his car in front of the escaping suspect. - The juvenile and Howard suffered suf-fered minor bumps and bruises in the incident. ; The suspect surrendered and was placed in custody at a community youth detention center. Charges in the case are being prepared. Woods Cross Police Chief Paul Howard detained a fleeing suspect who was apprehended with a loaded 9mm weapon. Howard, in an unmarked police vehicle, managed to place his vehicle in the path of the fleeing suspect. "i r 1 1 j i i J i r m ' I. A r" m 1 " ' '"S . r : Officers from Salt Lake; Murray and Woods Cross were involved in-volved in a high speed chase to apprehend a suspect who had allegedly robbed three businesses and stolen a vehicle. The ; youth was taken into custody. i |