3 burglary suspects arrested after high-speed chase across North Texas; stole $30, bags of chips
FORT WORTH, Texas - Three people are in police custody following a high-speed chase Wednesday morning that spanned several cities.
Fort Worth police began chasing the suspects in a white vehicle before 6 a.m.
"Our officers arrived on scene, they did see those individuals get into a vehicle," Fort Worth PD spokesman Buddy Calzada said. "The Ford Taurus left from this location toward Alta Mesa Boulevard. Officers attempted to light the vehicle up. We did have a supervisor involved and the vehicle started to evade our officers."
Officers followed the car from Old Hemphill Road onto Interstate 20, through a construction zone, into Arlington.
The suspects continued weaving through traffic at dangerous speeds, heading north on Highway 360 up to the Grand Prairie line. There were a few close calls in that area.
They went east on Highway 183 through Irving and crossed into Dallas.
The suspects drove through Downtown Dallas, took an exit near Fair Park, and then began driving on neighborhood streets.
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office deputies tried to stop the suspects with spike strips, but they avoided them and continued heading east.
Fort Worth police called the conditions "perfect" for a chase.
The chase went southbound on the LBJ Freeway into the Balch Springs area and finally ended in Kaufman County.
"The pursuit did go a long while. The pursuit actually ended in a town called Hartland, which is near FM 741 and Interstate 20," Calzada said. "The vehicle did end up with some flats. It did not get spiked it, just went on flats. They pulled over to the side of the road and basically just gave up."
Police arrested two females, 37-year-old Haley Lynch and 41-year-old Leila Salinas, and one male suspect, 46-year-old Bobby Dewayne Williams.
Fort Worth police said that the chase began when officers were called for a suspected prowler on Old Hemphill Road.
Police found the burglars had broken into a concession stand at University Little League ballparks in the area. Police said they spent 40 minutes doing serious damage to get inside.
VIDEO: Suspects break into Fort Worth concession stand
Three people are in police custody following a high-speed chase Wednesday morning that spanned several cities. Surveillance video shows the moment the suspects broke into a concession stand at University Little League's fields in Fort Worth. Police say the burglary suspects took $30 and a few bags of chips.
Surveillance video from the park showed the suspects crawling into the concession stand.
Fort Worth PD said the burglary suspects took $30 from the register and a few bags of chips.
The organizers, with a remote view of the surveillance, saw the burglary in progress and shared the video, in real time, with police as it was happening.
The suspects threw the items out of the car window during the chase, according to police.
"As officers were pursuing them, they were throwing it out the window during this pursuit that was taking place, so if you see anything on the side of the road, if it’s on the highway, don’t stop and get out, make it safe," Calzada added.
Police said all three suspects were in their late 30s to early 40s.
The little league had recently battled back from flooded fields and the hardships of the pandemic.
"When you get news like this, it’s just frustrating at the end of the day, but again, thankful for the Fort Worth Police Department," University Little League Board member Josh Robertson said. "We serve children from the age of 4 to 12."
A retractable metal door at the ballparks was damaged and is believed to cost about $2,500 to repair the door.
Fort Worth police said the suspects will likely face multiple charges.