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Stolen SUV, Loaded Gun, Video Link Series Of Crimes
POSTED: 6:52 am EDT June 5,
2007
UPDATED: 5:50 pm EDT June 5,
2007
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A stolen SUV, a loaded gun and a videotape obtained only by Channel Nine are linking a series of crimes overnight. Authorities said they suspect three teens stole an SUV, shot two men and led police on a chase through Orange County. Two of the teens are still on the loose.
SLIDESHOW: Teens Steal SUV, Shoot Two With Gun Found Inside
Moments before Aldo Moreno walked into the Marathon gas station on Conway and Curry Ford, surveillance video Channel 9 obtained shows a young girl walking out.A police report shows, while the man went into the store, he left the key to his Dodge Durango in the ignition. Minutes later, it was gone and, with it, a .40-caliber handgun the man had left inside.Fourteen hours later, the girl on video was in handcuffs and the Dodge Durango was beaten up. Orange County sheriff's deputies said, in the time that lapsed, the Durango was spotted at two drive-by shootings. In both cases, a victim was shot in the back.
At 1:30am Tuesday, deputies caught up to the SUV and alerted Ocoee police as they chased it through town. But when deputies threw out stop sticks, the move brought both suspects and police to a grinding halt.Three Ocoee units crashed, injuring two officers, while the suspects ran. Only the 16-year-old girl, a reported runaway in the backseat, proved too slow to get away.Two other juveniles escaped with the gun police wish they'd never laid hands on."More people are shot from stolen guns. If you have a gun, please don't leave it in your car unsecured," said Capt. Steve Lang, Orange County Sheriff's Office.Deputies have not yet provided the name of the young girl in custody or the charges against her.Meanwhile, both shooting victims are in the hospital in stable condition. Both officers injured in the crash were released.
SLIDESHOW: Teens Steal SUV, Shoot Two With Gun Found Inside
Moments before Aldo Moreno walked into the Marathon gas station on Conway and Curry Ford, surveillance video Channel 9 obtained shows a young girl walking out.A police report shows, while the man went into the store, he left the key to his Dodge Durango in the ignition. Minutes later, it was gone and, with it, a .40-caliber handgun the man had left inside.Fourteen hours later, the girl on video was in handcuffs and the Dodge Durango was beaten up. Orange County sheriff's deputies said, in the time that lapsed, the Durango was spotted at two drive-by shootings. In both cases, a victim was shot in the back.
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