A stolen van loaded down with donuts may not be the best vehicle for eluding police. Frank Alvarado, 46, of Moline, Ill., found that out the hard way Thursday morning. He got as far as Benton County when a sheriff’s deputy spotted him heading west on Highway 30, according to the Tama County Attorney’s Office.
The deputy was soon joined by two more sheriff’s cars and a Belle Plaine city officer in the chase, which reached speeds of up to 100 mph, the attorney’s office said.
“What strikes me as a bit out of the ordinary in this case is the number of officers who were able to respond,” said Rich Vander Mey, assistant Tama County Attorney. “I don’t know whether the fact that the stolen vehicle contained donuts has anything to do with that.”
Five Tama County sheriff’s deputies joined the chase as it entered their jurisdiction.
Four additional officers from three other agencies showed up, one of which drove his personal vehicle, the attorney’s office said.
Sharon Wainwright, manager of Delite Donuts, said the bakery donated their goods to the officers involved in the chase.
