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Show I Helter-skelter chase ends in wreck Police HRepwrit If you're a member of the" Park 1 City Police Department, Art Festival j weekend means plenty of action and J no time off. But during this year's event, which marks the anniversary I of the murder of Fred Duncan, the I most action officers saw was an auto I theft followed by a high-speed chase I to Snyderville. I According to the police blotter for I Aug. 4, a 1981 Mercedes convertible J owned by Richard Christensen was I allegedly taken from the Racquet I Club parking lot. Police located che j Mercedes headed north on Utah j Highway 224. A high-speed chase I ensued on the roadway crowded with f Art Fest traffic. I After weaving in and out of traffic, I the driver lost control of the car, I skidding into the barrow pit and I hitting a telephone pole in the I Snyderville area. The driver left the I vehicle, but was arrested in a nearby I field. Booked into the Summit I County Jail was Mike A. Robinson, J Salt Lake City. He was booked for J investigation of auto theft, DUI, I evading police, reckless driving and J ' window of his vehicle while it was parked in Swede Alley between 10:30 a.m. and noon, listed as missing was one backpack containing contain-ing clothes valued at $27. The backpack was later recovered near the Marsac Building. Also on Aug. 3, Caroline Wilson reported the theft of a color TV valued at $300 and a telephone from her Marsac Avenue residence. Police have no suspects in the case. On Aug. 2, Steve Stanley of Rocky Mountain Helicopters told police that someone had entered the helicopter used to install the Town Lift and removed his flight helmet. The helmet is worth $800. John Lascaris told police on Aug. 1 that 5 cases of beer and a pair of skis had been stolen from the storage area of the Corner Store on the plaza at the Resort Center. The beer is valued at $58.60 and the skis, described as Atomic Jr. skis with Tyrollia bindings, are valued at $275 In addition, the Park City Police Department made four public intoxication arrests this week. possession of marijuana. A second auto theft was reported Aug. 4 byTimSheeran. According to that report, Sheeran parked his vehicle in front of his Daly Avenue residence at 1 p.m. The keys were left on the front seat of the 1982 Toyota four-wheel drive pick-up truck. It was reported missing at 3 p.m. Police have no suspects in the theft. On Aug. 3, Salt Lake City man Scott H. Johnson reported to police that he was assaulted in the Marsac Municipal Building's parking lot. He told police that he was having an argument with a female companion and an unidentified man approached him and said, "Don't talk to a lady like that." The man then hit Johnson. Johnson was treated at Holy Cross Family Health and Emergency Center. No serious injury was listed. Police do not have a suspect in the assault. A Kamas woman, Carolyn Wilde, reported an auto burglary Aug. 3. Her report states that she parked her car in the Motherlode condominium parking lot and returned to find 30 cassette tapes had been stolen. No value was listed for the items. Teresa Eaton, San Jose, Calif., told police that her van had been burglarized in Swede Alley during the morning of Aug. 3. According to the report, someone entered the unlocked van and removed Eaton's wallet. She saw him flee from the van. The suspect is described as a white male teenager, about 5-foot-8 inches tall, weighing about 175 pounds. Steve Creer also reported an auto burglary on Aug. 3. His report to police states someone smashed a |
