ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A MAN AND A WOMAN IN A STOLEN VAN CAUSED A FATAL CRASH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT CHELWOOD PARK AND COPPER…AND THE TWO SUSPECTS ARE STILL ON THE RUN. APD’S FRED DURAN SAYS IT WAS A WARM-UP THEFT…SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE IN ALBUQUERQUE.
HE SAYS WARM-UP THEFTS SEEM TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE, DESPITE HOW MANY WARNINGS APD ISSUES. HE SAYS IT OFTEN LEADS TO SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS.
DURAN SAYS A PASSENGER IN THE SECOND VEHICLE DIED…AND THE DRIVER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. HE SAYS THE ORIGINAL CAR THEFT HAPPENED IN THE 12-THOUSAND BLOCK OF TURQUOISE TRAIL.
