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Police investigate after stolen vehicle knocks out power

SJPD patchThe St. Joseph Police Department is investigating after a one vehicle crash left some residents without power Friday morning.

A 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer was found abandoned around 8:50 after police said it traveled southbound on 36th St between Frederick and Beck and knocked over a utility pole.

Officer Brendan McGinnis said the vehicle has been determined to have been stolen from Central High School.

“Everyone had fled from the vehicle by the time we arrived,” McGinnis said. “An investigation is underway.”

KCP&L was called in to restore power.

 

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