Forest Lake Police nabbed a pair of vehicle thieves in unrelated cases at the end of July.
The first arrest occurred shortly after midnight on July 29, when an officer observed a northbound motorcycle on Centennial Avenue Southwest near the intersection with Fourth Avenue Southwest. Observing that the vehicle was driving 10 mph over the speed limit and lacked a working brake light, the officer attempted to pull over the motorcycle, at which point the driver allegedly accelerated, quickly reaching 75 mph in a 30 mph zone. The officer gave chase, and the motorcyclist fled west on Second Avenue Southwest and soon turned into a nearby cul-de-sac, allegedly crashing into a chain link fence. The driver, later identified as Ken John Thiel, 43, of Shoreview, allegedly attempted to flee on foot, but he stopped when the officer left his car and ordered Thiel to return.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Thiel reportedly told police that he fled
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