A brief police pursuit of a vehicle wanted in a retail theft in Woodstock resulted in the suspects fleeing on foot, prompting a search in Marengo that resulted in arrests Saturday afternoon.
The Woodstock Police Department responded around 2:40 p.m. Saturday to the Walmart, 1275 Lake Avenue, for a report of a retail theft.
Woodstock Deputy Chief of Police George Kopulos said a suspect description and a vehicle description were provided, along with the license plate of the vehicle.
A Woodstock police officer located the vehicle at Route 14 and Kishwaukee Valley Road.
Kopulos said the officer was able to catch up to the vehicle on Kishwaukee Valley Road and attempted to conduct a traffic stop.
The vehicle did not stop and a pursuit was initiated, with the chase eventually traveling south toward Marengo before it was terminated.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Police Department were notified.
Marengo Police Department Sgt. Andrew Kjellgren said the vehicle was found abandoned in the middle of the road in the area of Deerpass Road north of Route 176.
Two suspects from the vehicle fled on foot and the Woodstock Police Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Police Department and a Belvidere Police Department canine conducted a search in the area.
A nearby resident reported seeing two suspicious subjects after 6 p.m. that day in the area of Route 23 and River Road in unincorporated Marengo, Kjellgren said.
Officers responded and arrested both suspects, Kjellgren said. It was not immediately clear what charges were being filed in the case.
Kopulos said the police reports are not completed yet in the case and further information was not immediately available.