KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, arrested two people suspected of breaking into 15 to 20 vehicles in Village West.
According to KCKPD, police began receiving calls about the break-ins at around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Police were able to identify a suspect vehicle based on descriptions received from callers.
Officers located the vehicle, a 2014 GMC Acadia near Parallel Parkway and north 98th Street and attempted to pull it over.
The Acadia did not pull over and a chase began.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the Acadia was Eastbound on Kansas Avenue. A 2008 Chevy Silverado 1500 was Northbound on 81st, turning left on Westbound Kansas Avenue, when the Acadia, driven by Dakota Lee Smith, 26, of Independence struck the Silverado. Smith then ran from the Acadia, and was hit outside the vehicle, by the pursuing law enforcement vehicle, while trying to avoid the crash, a 2021 Ford Explorer.
Smith, and Angel, P. Gregath, 32, the other occupant in the Acadia suffered serious injuries in the crash. The two occupants of the Silverado suffered minor injuries, and the officer was not injured.
The department said it's located 15-20 vehicles that were burglarized.
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