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Show Auto thief captured A 19-year old man was arrested by a Highway Patrol trooper last Wed. in connection with a reported vehicle theft in Cedar City. Arrested was Michael Vernon Kiekhafer of Iowa after the reportedly stolen vehicle was stopped by Trooper Ken Bryant at the Kanarraville rest area. Kiekhafer was also charged with the possession of a controlled substnace and placed in the Iron County Jail. Bail was set at $3,00u. The owner of the stolen pickup truck, James Russel Heap, of Cedar City, reported the theft when he notice the truck which had been left running outside a Main Street cafe, being driven away. Police Chief Doug Bolton reminds area residents that it is a violation of state statute to leave an unattended unat-tended vehicle with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. The Chief stated that if the current thefts of idling vehicle continues it may become necessary to consider con-sider more strict enforcement en-forcement of the state law concerning the proper securing of vehicles. |