Deputies pursue a stolen car in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, Mich. - Deputies of the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office were alerted of a stolen vehicle from Elkhart at approximately 6:40 am Sunday that was located in Cass County, Michigan.
The owner of the stolen vehicle was able to track where the vehicle was going through GPS and kept dispatchers aware of its route.
The vehicle's owner had left it warming when the suspect is allege to have taken it.
Deputies were able to locate the vehicle and attempted to stop it.
The suspect fled from the deputies through the Village of Vandalia, going back to Indiana and then returning to Michigan when they ran out of fuel and surrendered to deputies without further incident on Calvin Center Road near Chain Lake Street in Calvin Township.
The name of the suspect is being withheld pending arraignment for the charges from the incident.
He is also facing similar charges from Indiana authorities for this incident.
This case remains under investigation.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office would like to remind citizens of the risks of warming their vehicles and leaving them unattended during the winter season.