ENGLEWOOD, Montgomery County — A couple was arrested on theft charges after the husband led police on a lengthy chase through Montgomery County on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson with the Englewood Police Department.
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Englewood police were called to Meijer at 9200 N Main Street on a report of two shoplifters at approximately 2 p.m. on Feb. 5.
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John Hendricks, 32, of Hartford City, IN, ran away from officers while detained on a theft offense, the spokesperson said.
He reportedly got into a Ford Focus and “recklessly” drove out of the parking lot onto State Route 48.
The spokesperson said Englewood dispatchers were able to track the car using surveillance cameras.
Hendricks eventually got out of the car in a motel parking lot on Rockridge Road and ran into a wooded area.
The Clayton Police Department, Clay Township Police Department and a Butler Township Police Department K9 unit helped Englewood officers search for Hendricks.
Authorities found Hendricks along eastbound Interstate 70, west of Taywood Road, about an hour and fifteen minutes later, the spokesperson said.
Hendricks, and his wife, Sydney Hendricks, 25, were booked into the Montgomery County Jail on theft charges.
The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office approved failure to comply with the order/signal of a police officer and resisting arrest charges for John on Friday.
John remains booked in jail on a $50,000 cash bond or surety and Sydney remains booked on an out-of-state arrest warrant, according to the spokesperson.
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