NAMPA -- Police say they now have more clues that could help lead them to a dangerous felon they believe has been on the run throughout our part of Idaho. Nampa Police found one of the vehicles officers believe the felon might have stolen on Saturday morning.
Nampa Police recover stolen truck
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office began investigating the case over the weekend. They believe their search involves a parole violator out of Washington who is traveling with a woman. The suspects have been stealing cars and eluding police for more than a week.
Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nampa Police found the truck that had been stolen in Elmore County early Saturday morning. There is still no sign of the suspects.
"As far as we know, they have no ties to anything in Idaho, so at this point, it's still up in the air," Elmore County Deputy Greg Genz said. "We've got a lot of assumptions. Either they're still in the Nampa area, or they have stolen another vehicle that someone hasn't reported yet in that general vicinity, or they've gotten picked up by a friend or someone they know, an acquaintance... Went where they were originally going or went back to Oregon."
Investigation began Saturday
This case drew the attention of Idaho law enforcement early in the morning on Saturday when a Deputy Genz tried to pull over a stolen car in Glenns Ferry. The suspects sped away with a police chase ending in a King Hill yard when the suspects crashed.
The two suspects ran away from the crash site and stole a pickup truck from a neighbor's home about two blocks away.
Dispatchers took several tips Wednesday night from people who'd seen the truck around Boise, but it was a Nampa officer on patrol who spotted the truck parked behind a Chevron off Garrity Boulevard.
Three states now investigating suspects
Nampa Police towed the truck and are examining it for clues that might link up possible suspects to the stolen vehicle. With this latest find, there are now multiple agencies in Oregon, Washington and Idaho all looking for these suspects.
"It's getting quite extensive and the good thing is we've got a lot of good working relationships with the agencies that are involved so it's going to really pan out and work in our favor to get the suspect we believe is involved, to get him charged and have him answer for the things he's doing," Genz said.
The Nampa Police Department and the Canyon County Sheriff's Office say they have not had any reports of stolen cars since the stolen truck was found.
