OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – A stolen vehicle suspect evading a traffic stop was taken into custody after a K9 found him hiding under an Oklahoma City porch following a crash Thursday.
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the man was pulled over for reckless driving on the Kilpatrick Turnpike.
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He pulled into a restaurant parking lot and gave the trooper his driver’s license.
As the trooper was running the license, the suspect took off.
While trying to escape, the man was involved in a minor wreck.
He abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
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An Oklahoma City Police Department K9 was brought to the scene and discovered the suspect hiding under the back porch of a nearby home.
“Turns out, the vehicle he was driving was stolen,” said OHP.
The man was taken into custody without further incident.
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