Suspect leads Indiana police on chase in stolen police car
01/15/05
AUBURN, Ind. (AP) - A burglary suspect is locked securely behind bars after Auburn Police say he stole a police car and led officers on a chase while handcuffed.
Police arrested 30-year-old Bruce Wilson early Thursday morning while investigating a pair of burglaries.
He was handcuffed behind his back and buckled into the front seat of a police car.
Police say he was somehow able to get his handcuffed hands in front of him and drive away.
Wilson was arrested after a short chase through the northeast Indiana town.
He's charged with escape, three counts of burglary and four counts of theft. If convicted of all charges, he faces two to 44 years in prison.
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