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Suspect steals Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle, leaves it in KCMO

Kansas Highway Patrol
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police are looking for a suspect who stole a Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle and drove it to Kansas City. 

The vehicle was taken around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a suspect had been arrested and was put in the vehicle in handcuffs. The Trooper was outside the vehicle, assisting another Trooper with the arrest of a second subject. 

The suspect took the KHP patrol vehicle into KCMO and abandoned it. 

The vehicle was recovered just after 8 p.m. All equipment, including the firearms, were still in the vehicle when it was recovered.