(Le Mars) — Last evening (Thursday) at about 9:30 p.m. an Iowa State Patrol trooper
recognized a vehicle as being stolen while driving on Highway 12, north of Stone
State Park, in Plymouth County. The trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop
and the driver fled. The pursuit turned east on to Plymouth County Road C-38
where speeds exceeded 115 mph. Plymouth County Sheriff’s deputies along with Akron
Police Department joined the pursuit near county road K-18 and C-38. The car
struck stop sticks at C-38 and K-22 which were placed by a Plymouth County
Sheriff’s deputy. The driver stopped approximately two miles east of K-22 where
she and a passenger were taken into custody. Both subjects taken into custody are
juveniles so no names are being released at this time. There were no injuries and
no damage to any vehicles except the stolen car which sustained two flat tires.
As a follow up investigation regarding last evening’s pursuit, Plymouth County
Sheriff’s deputies went to 23146 county road K-22. While at the address,
Sheriff’s deputies located a 2000 GMC vehicle that was stolen from Brunsville, a
2011 Polaris Razor UTV stolen from Nebraska, and a 2015 Polaris Ranger stolen from
Sioux City. Shortly after 5:00 a.m. this morning, a Plymouth County Sheriff’s
deputy saw a vehicle turn into the same residence and knew the vehicle to be
stolen. When the deputy tried to make contact, all occupants fled the vehicle.
Sheriff’s deputies recovered a 2013 Ford Fusion that was stolen from Akron. As a
result of the investigation, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa
State Patrol have arrested a total of seven juveniles, all from Sioux City, for
either theft in the 1st class D felony, or theft in the 2nd class C felony. All
the juveniles are being held at the Youth Emergency Services center in Cherokee.
