By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

UPDATE: According to the Hays Police Department Ryan Paul Thompson, 31, Hays was arrested on suspicion of theft, possession of stolen property and interference wit law enforcement.
A chase Wednesday afternoon in Hays resulted in the arrest of a Hays man in connection with a stolen vehicle.

According to the Hays Police Department, a 2005 Buick Rendezvous was reported stolen from EZ Autos in Hays on Sept. 19. Lt. Tim Greenwood said two people went into the dealership in the 400 block of E. Eighth to test drive a vehicle and never returned. The people allegedly gave the dealership false identification, and the owners reported the vehicle stolen.

On Wednesday, the owner of the dealership spotted the vehicle with a different license plate and informed the police.

Officers located the vehicle in the 800 block of Vine just after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Greenwood said the suspect fled down an alley but was blocked into the alley by another person. The suspect attempted to drive through a yard before exiting the vehicle on foot.

Greenwood said Ryan Paul Thompson, 31, Hays was then taken into custody in connection with the vehicle theft and chase.

A passenger in the vehicle was interviewed and released, according to Greenwood.