The St. Joseph Police Department is reporting is has taken 3 people into custody for investigation of vehicle theft and destruction of property overnight Monday.

Captain Jeff Wilson said a 31-year-old St. Joseph man, a 26-year-old St. Joseph man, and a 22-year-old St. Joseph woman are being held in connection with the theft and destruction of two vehicles.

Wilson said police began investigating the theft of a vehicle stolen near the Speedy’s gas station off of Riverside Road Monday evening.  The vehicle was later located in a ditch on fire.

A second vehicle was stolen near the 2200 block of Riverside.  That vehicle was also found in flames in a ditch just north of the location it was stolen from.

Wilson said police were able to use video footage taken from the Speedy’s Convenience store to identify the individuals who stole the vehicles and made those arrests early Tuesday morning.