Deputies nab doughnut-napper

Police in Illinois and Iowa don't even want to think about how it looked chasing doughnut van, even if it was stolen and crossed state lines.

I can't imagine what that must have looked like, said Rock Island, Ill., Police Capt. Scott Harris.

A delivery van belonging Donut Delite began its illegal odyssey in Moline, Ill., and ended with a police chase in central Iowa, Quad Cities (Ill.) Online reported.

The driver left the van running while making a delivery at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island Thursday before dawn. When he couldn't find the van, the driver called police, who issued an all-points bulletin.

A county sheriff in Iowa spotted the van, called reinforcements and a high-speed chase ensued, with speeds topping 100 mph, QConline.com reported. The driver was arrested at gunpoint after officers rammed the van with a vehicle.

The Donut Delite van was returned to its owners in Moline Thursday afternoon -- contents uneaten.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

Publication date: 22 March 2008

Source: UPI-1-20080321-18071100-bc-us-doughnuts.xml

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