Stolen Canyon ISD van recovered after police chase

CANYON, Texas (KFDA) - A van belonging to Canyon ISD has been recovered after it was stolen earlier this morning.

According to Canyon ISD, at around 12:50 p.m. today, the Randall County Sheriff’s office received calls of a stolen Canyon ISD van at a nearby Allsup’s.

The van, driven by a 35-year-old Amarillo man, was just about to leave when law enforcement arrived, resulting in a brief car chase.

Police stopped the suspect on the shoulder of US 87, south of west Country Club road.

The suspect has been booked into the Randall County Sheriff’s office on charges of Evading arrest in a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and two APD municipal warrants.

The Canyon Police Department, Randall County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Public safety all helped recover the stolen van.