Chase ends in crash; driver being sought

By Ann Marie Bush

at (785) 295-1207Light bars lit up the area as officers located the vehicle identification number, searched the vehicle and took notes.Ann Marie Bush can be reachedSeveral officers were at the scene of the crash.Topeka police officers attempted to pull over a blue and silver GMC pickup Monday evening in the 1400 block of S.W. Clay for a routine traffic stop.The driver of the truck led officers on a chase that ended when the truck struck a chain-link fence in an alley behind a residence in the 1700 block of S.W. Western shortly before 6 p.m.The identification of the driver isn't known, Gilchrist said. No one was injured."It was a stolen truck," said police Lt. Scott Gilchrist.The man fled on foot, and a K-9 unit was brought in to assist in the search.or ann.bush@cjonline.com.Officers were still searching for the man at 8 p.m.THE CAPITAL-JOURNALAnyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at (785) 234-0007.

or ann.bush@cjonline.com.