Dec 03, 2021

Deputies find stolen vehicles in river bed, arrest Kan. teens, man

Posted Dec 03, 2021 12:00 AM
Authorities located  the vehicles east of Dodge City in the river bed-photo Ford Co. Sheriff
Authorities located  the vehicles east of Dodge City in the river bed-photo Ford Co. Sheriff

FORD COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of vehicle thefts and have made an arrest.

Just after 5:30a.m. Wednesday, police were called to an address on Robin Road in Dodge City for report of a stolen vehicle, according to a media release.

Approximately an hour later police responded to an address on Elbow Bend for another stolen vehicle. While officers were investigating the stolen vehicles, multiple calls began to come in for burglaries to vehicles in the Fairway Drive, Elbow Bend and Shadow Lane areas.

During the investigation of the stolen vehicles, officers found that one had OnStar. OnStar was contacted and the vehicle was tracked through GPS and located in the Arkansas River bed west of town.

KHP and Ford County Sheriff’s deputies located the truck and three suspects, all Dodge City residents.

Police arrested a 20 year old man, an 18 year old man and a 16 year old girl on multiple requested charges stemming from the vehicle theft and burglaries.

A few hours later the first vehicle was also located east of town also in the river bed. Charges will be filed with the Ford County Attorney’s Office for multiple charges both from the DCPD and Ford County Sheriff’s office.