Foot chase over fences, roof ends with arrest

Foot chase over fences, roof ends with arrest

By Shara Park and Andrew Adams

July 30th, 2013 @ 7:27am

SOUTH SALT LAKE South Salt Lake Police are looking for a driver who fled during a traffic stop Tuesday morning. A passenger is recovering from injuries after leading officers on a foot chase.

At 3:45 a.m. an officer made a routine traffic stop near 2700 S. Main Street. The officer suspected the vehicle may have been involved in a crime in Salt Lake.

When the officer approached the vehicle, the passenger jumped out and ran. The driver then drove away.

The officer chased the passenger on foot. The chase went though yards, over fences, even onto a roof.

"Throughout his process of running and jumping over fences, attempting to elude officers, he sustained some injuries to his arms and to his body," said Sgt. Eric Jensen of the South Salt Lake Police Department.

The officer's police dog, Baker, eventually tracked the suspect to a nearby home and found him hiding in the garage. He was taken to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries.

The suspect, whose name has not been released, was expected to be booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for fleeing from police.

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Foot chase over fences, roof ends with arrest