March 28, 2024

Driver, occupants still at large in high-speed chase

Polk County sheriff's SUV crashed in Colfax

COLFAX — The Altoona Police Department said Tuesday three suspects from last week’s high speed chase through Polk and Jasper County are still at-large and the case is still under investigation.

The chase began at 9:13 a.m. Sept. 23 when Altoona Police received a call that three people were breaking into cars at Ironwood Apartment Complex. Police attempted to stop the vehicle at the Altoona Hy-Vee and that’s when the suspects didn’t                                                           pull over and the pursuit began.

The stolen vehicle was a Chevy Silverado with the license plate 084ZAP. The suspects headed toward Mitchellville and then drove north through downtown Colfax clocking a speed of 80 miles per hours on Walnut Street.

The vehicle also drove through many yards and caused damage to a Polk County Sheriff’s SUV at the corner of Blake Street and South Goodrich Street in Colfax.

Police followed the suspect on gravel roads until they were forced to slow down due to low visibility. The search was later called off after losing sight of the vehicle.

The vehicle is reported to have a large sticker of a deer skull in the rear window and the truck is believed to have impact damage.

Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the pursuit including the Colfax, Prairie City and Mitchellville Police Departments, the Polk and Jasper County sheriff’s offices and the Iowa State Patrol.

Contact Alex Olp at aolpjaspercountytribune.com