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Police: Multi-county Kan. chase started over $67 in gas

MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say a police chase that went through three counties started over $67 in stolen gas.

Barber County undersheriff Dusty Brewer says officers were called to a Casey’s General Store in Medicine Lodge Wednesday because of the stolen gas.

Ehrlich -photo KDOC

The chase began after officers spotted the suspect’s truck a short time later. With speeds reaching 100 mph, the truck went into Pratt and Kingman counties.

Eventually the truck hit and embankment and the driver, 35-year-old Robert Lee Ehrlich, fled into a field.

Kingman County Sheriff Randy Hill says officers searched fields for hours before the search ended.

Eventually, Ehrlich was seen on a dirt road and arrested without further incident.

Brewer said Ehrlich faces multiple charges and has four warrants from different counties.

Ehrlich has 9 previous convictions for Aggravated and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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