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Two people stole an SUV in Redmond on Saturday and led law enforcement on a chase through Deschutes County before being caught near the Crook County line, police said.Â
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office was helping the Redmond Police Department shortly after 10 a.m. to find a 2003 Dodge Durango that had been stolen earlier Saturday morning, Lt. Jayson Janes, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said in a news release. A deputy noticed the SUV near SE 10th Street and state Highway 126 and started driving after the vehicle to stop it.Â
The deputy chased the SUV until it drove onto vacant land north of Highway 126, police said. Police had lost the stolen vehicle.Â
Hours later, around 1:13 p.m., a resident spotted the SUV in Alfalfa. Oregon State Police responded, found the vehicle and started following it. Police, again, lost the SUV after losing sight of it on Alfalfa Market Road.
Around 2 p.m., a deputy saw the vehicle turn off of Powell Butte Highway onto Morrill Road, which is near the Crook County border. The deputy eventually found it a half mile north of the highway, but it was empty.Â
Police used a dog to track down whoever stole the vehicle, police said. Just before 3 p.m., the dog, Delta, and her partner found James Ayres and Brittney Davis, both of Redmond, about a mile away from where police found the vehicle.Â
Ayres, 32, was taken to jail on suspicion of eluding law enforcement, reckless driving, unauthorized use of a vehicle and reckless endangering. Davis, 33, was taken to jail on suspicion of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, but she had yet to be charged in Deschutes County Circuit Court on Monday.
Only Ayres remained in jail Monday, according to Deschutes County jail records. He was set to be arraigned in court Monday afternoon.
Anna, a Nebraska native, covers crime and public safety. She’s been with The ÅÝֱܽ²¥ since 2022. She seeks to incorporate nuance and diverse perspectives to broaden readers’ understandings of the criminal justice system, public safety and homelessness. Readers can contact Anna with news tips via phone or email.
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