A man went on an early morning crime spree in Teller County Monday, then stole a Park County police cruiser before responding to a call and leading deputies on a chase through the area and stabbing himself.
– A man is in custody in Teller County after allegedly breaking into a Park County Sheriff substation, stealing a marked car, responding to a dispatch call, then crashing the cruiser in the woods.
It happened early Monday morning. Deputies say Jeremiah Taylor burglarized the Park County Sheriff substation in Lake George and stole a marked PCSO patrol vehicle. At 3:27 a.m., the suspect overheard a call in Teller County broadcast over the police radio system, and drove to that call. Deputies in Teller County were made aware of the situation and saw the Park County vehicle headed towards them. They ordered the vehicle to stop, but Taylor drove away at a high speed.
Roughly two hours later, the vehicle was seen on Highway 24 in Divide, and deputies from Park and Teller Counties began to pursue Taylor. During the chase, Taylor was driving more than 100 miles per hour.Deputies located Taylor in the woods, where he had a knife and was not complying with commands. During the confrontation, deputies hit Taylor with a TASER and at least one shot was fired by a deputy.
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