A 26-year-old man is accused of stealing multiple vehicles from a local auto dealer over Halloween weekend. He was captured after attempting to steal a county tanker.<\/p>\n
Roscoe Hampson, address unknown, was jailed at the Montezuma County jail on a $50,000 bond. He faces charges including burglary, vehicle theft, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and eluding.<\/p>\n
According to a five-page Cortez Police Department report, Hampson allegedly stole a 2005 Ford Explorer, a 2003 Dodge Ram and a 2006 Mazda 6 from Sunshine Motors on Main Street over the Halloween weekend. Authorities received the complaint at 9:16 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 3.<\/p>\n
The business owner said the keys to the stolen vehicles were stored in a coffee can. He said \u201csomebody that knew his routine\u201d would have to be responsible, adding that no one knew where the keys were stored.<\/p>\n
An hour later at 10:16 a.m., police recovered one of the stolen vehicles from a residence on the 200 block of West Second Street. At 11:13 a.m., police recovered a second vehicle at Sleeping Ute Apartments on South Madison.<\/p>\n
Police were dispatched to the 600 block of North Harrison Street just before noon on Monday, Nov. 3. Police said the suspect was wearing a doctor\u2019s mask when he switched out the Mazda 6 and took a fourth vehicle, a 2013 Ford Explorer.<\/p>\n
At 12:24 p.m. the same day, a Montezuma County sheriff\u2019s deputy announced that he was in pursuit of the 2013 Ford Explorer. The suspect led authorities on a chase from Walmart to the Montezuma County shop on Colorado 145.<\/p>\n
There, authorities said the suspect was captured while attempting to steal a 1982 International tanker truck, according to police.<\/p>\n