Two Jailed After Police Pursuit In Moses Lake

Two people are behind bars after police say they led officers on a vehicle pursuit after stealing items from a retail store in Moses Lake.

The Moses Lake Police Department says officers were dispatched to reports of a theft at the Walmart store in the 600 block of North Stratford Road where the suspect's vehicle was seen leaving the scene.

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Police attempted to stop the vehicle but they say the driver fled in a reckless manner, leading officers on a chase which coursed several nearby roads.

Officers successfully deployed spike strips which flattened the vehicle's tires but didn't completely disable it, as the suspect's continued to flee through a construction zone.

Finally, officers used a PIT maneuver to end the chase and arrested 28-year-old Jimmy Zapien of Zillah and 27-year-old Kristen Steirs of Yakima.

Both were booked into the Grant County Jail where Zapien is now facing charges of reckless driving, DUI, second-degree theft, and driving with a suspended license, and Steirs is facing charges of second-degree burglary and second-degree theft.

Investigators say the patrol vehicle used the execute the PIT maneuver sustained minor damage.