Police: Burglars in SUV run red light, hit car, try to flee on foot
EUGENE, Ore. - Two men racing away from a burglary caught the attention of police as they sped past police headquarters in an SUV, ran a red light and hit a car, police said.
The two men then ran from the vehicle without checking on the condition of the other motorist, police said.
That sparked a manhunt, with officers from the nearby police station combing the streets and riverside bike paths for the suspects.
Officers arrested Peter "Joey" Cuddie, 27, and Zachary Michael Lobue, 29. The two face charges of burglary, aggravated theft and felony hit and run, police said.
Police got involved just after noon Tuesday when motorcycle Sgt. Jim Ball spotted an SUV being recklessly driven in heavy traffic.
Just after the SUV passed police headquarters on Country Club Road, the rig ran a red light at Southwood Lane and smashed into another car. The men in the SUV fled on foot, setting off a manhunt in the area.
Witnesses and a Junction City Police dog helped the Eugene police collar the suspects.
While investigating the crash, officers determined the men had just burglarized a home in the Ferry Street Bridge neighborhood, police said.
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Paranoia will destroy ya..and people who put those kinds of tires and rims on a perfectly good suv should be arrested. People who do these kinds of things should be steralized and locked up. i have zero patience for POS's like these two.
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I hope the victims are okay and they recover all the stolen loot.
Rule number 1 of how not to get caught.Â
#1Don't speed past a police station with a bag of loot and don't crash into another car and then try to run.
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But sure glad you did as a life of crime is not in the cards for you two. Maybe while in jail you can take your time to find a new career- maybe an honest one?
@Sparky62 They've been living this life for as long as I've known them. They both just got out a few years ago. The zachary guy was convicted of home invasion robbery, he robbed an older couple. Tied them up and stole all their guns, money, and car. He was convicted and spent ten years in prison. He got out probably three years ago. Joey, just did seven years for car theft. Joey just had a son too. I havent talked to either of these guys since before they both went in the first time but I've heard they doing this kind of thing soon after release. Their both going back where they need to be!
I was sitting the light when this happened and seriously one of the slowest fastest moments I have ever wittnessed in my life. From the sound of the tahoe breaking, to the smashing into the victim car and seeing all of the glass shatter and spinning facing opposite directs as they started out and taking out a pole wiht them as they went into the ditch. I am still shaking from seeing it, I hope the two girls in the vehicle that got hit are okay and that the guy that took off running gets caught. Looked like he may have been carrying some sort of bag.
Crackhead carjacking gone bad, stupid people should not breed=))
@IAMHIGH But breeding is the only skill stupid people have. Even a cave man could do it!Â
@hewhoo GEICO moment Huh=))