(KAIR)--The driver of a stolen vehicle that crashed and caught fire Sunday evening in an Atchison neighborhood remains on the run.
That word comes in a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, who says the 1994 Ford Thunderbird had been reported stolen in Platte County, Missouri on December 6.
On Sunday evening, around 6:30, Atchison Police Officers were called to the 900 block of George Street for the report of a vehicle on fire. When they arrived, police found a fire under the hood of the Thunderbird, but the driver had fled the area. A search followed, but did not lead to the driver- whereabouts.
According to Wilson, Police are continuing to follow leads.
In a separate investigation, police are trying to learn who- responsible damaging vehicle windows and then stealing the vehicles’ radios. Wilson, in the release, says police are investigating criminal damage to vehicle windows in the area of 9th and Commercial and the 700 block of Kansas Avenue. Two vehicles had there radios stolen.
Anyone with information related to either of the two cases should contact Atchison Police at 913-367-4323.
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