Jan 22, 2020

Stolen cars collide, catch fire; three arrested

Posted Jan 22, 2020 2:40 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

St. Joseph police arrested three people after two stolen vehicles collided and caught fire.

The St. Joseph Police Department says dispatch received a report about a stolen car shortly after midnight. A second report came in about 15 minutes later. Officers spotted the vehicles and began a pursuit. The stolen car rear-ended the stolen truck near the intersection of 28th Street and Southwest Parkway. The car caught fire and before the two could be separated both were engulfed.

The three people who fled the scene were arrested and face various charges.