UPDATE: Springfield Police have arrested a car thief who got away after a traffic stop Wednesday night.
Police say the man is being held in the Greene County Jail on a parole violation.
No charges have been filed.
A police spokeswoman says officers were called to a possible burglary in the 2900 block of West Lynn.
He was inside the home and was arrested.
Original Story:
Police are looking for a known car thief who bailed from a traffic stop and crashed near Eagle and Nichols in Springfield Wednesday night.
Officers set up a four block perimeter west of Kansas Expressway by 8:00 p.m.
They searched through vacant homes, but couldn’t find the man or his passenger.
Police did find a gun in the driveway of a home near the abandoned car.
There are no reports of injuries.
