Feb 1, 2012
Archived: Police Say Man Fled in Stolen Car
A St. Cloud man is custody after fleeing police in a stolen vehicle. Officers with the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force noticed a vehicle speeding near 5th Avenue North and 1st Street North just before 1 p.m. Tuesday. After discovering the vehicle was stolen, officers tried to stop the vehicle, which lead to a short police chase.
The driver, identified as 30-year-old Phongsavanh Saengchanthalath eventually pulled over and arrested by police. Saengchanthalath had an outstanding misdemeanor theft warrant and is facing charges of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and fleeing police in a motor vehicle.