A 20 year old Glenwood, Iowa man is behind bars after Council Bluffs Police say he crashed a stolen car following a short pursuit Thursday morning.
Police say officers tried to pull over a 2000 Honda Accord around 2:00 a.m. near 21st Street and Avenue E. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Saunders County, Nebraska.
The driver didn't stop and police say he was speeding and driving erratically without regard to the safety of others. Officers decided to call off a short pursuit.
Moments later, officers got a report of a hit and run crash near 19th Street and Avenue C. Police say the stolen vehicle had hit a parked pickup truck and the driver had run off.
Officers tracked down 20 year old Antonio Saldana near 16th and Ave D and arrested him.
Saldana is in Pottawattamie County jail and is facing charges of felony eluding, theft, leaving the scene of a property damage crash, no driver's license, wrong way on a one way street and possession of weapons (brass knuckles).