Pizza Delivery Carjacking
Published April 23rd, 2012
A pizza delivery man was just doing his job until he was jumped and held at gunpoint.
His car was stolen, and the suspect lead police on a chase.
The chase ended on East 25th Street off University where police finally stopped thirty-six year old Shane Latson.
The conditions of Sunday afternoon made the perfect recipe to catch the thief.
Police say the suspect threatened the pizza driver with a gun and stole the money that was inside.
The two were involved in a fight right before the suspect fled with the car leading police on a chase through neighborhoods.
He finally ended the chase crashing into a pole.
Police worked as a team in an effort to bring him down, and to make sure no one was hurt during the chase.
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