FITCHBURG, Wis. (WFRV) – A Wisconsin man is now in custody after fleeing from a disturbance Tuesday night before stealing a car from a restaurant parking lot and hiding in a boat, authorities say.
According to a release from the Fitchburg Police Department, officers responded around 8:00 p.m. to the 2800 block of Eggiman Road for reports of an active disturbance.
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Officials say one man was seen fleeing from the scene on foot, leading to a pursuit. The pursuit would ramp up after the suspect ran toward a nearby fast-food restaurant and stole an unoccupied, running vehicle from the restaurant’s parking lot.
Police made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the stolen vehicle, which continued to flee and was able to evade the officers.
The stolen vehicle was found abandoned a short time later, and officers from Madison who were assisting in the matter found the suspect and began a second foot pursuit.
With coordination between the Madison Police Department, the Fitchburg Police Department, and some alert members of the community who reported the suspect’s location, police found the suspect hiding in a boat parked behind a building.
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28-year-old Dylan Kaioula from Fitchburg was arrested without any further incident and was processed at the Dane County Jail for the following:
- Take and Drive a Vehicle without Owner’s Consent (Felony)
- Flee/Elude an Officer (Felony)
- Probation Violation (Felony)
- Resisting Arrest (Misdemeanor)
- Warrant
No other information about the incident is available at this time.
