A car was stolen from the home of a Colorado Springs police officer early Thursday, and the suspected thief drove it back, where he wrestled with the officer before being arrested.
The incident happened at about 6 a.m. Thursday in the Patty Jewett area of the city, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department’s crime blotter.
Police said officer Ruben Crews reported that his personal car, containing some gear, was stolen from outside his home.
Crews and his wife went out looking for the car, and when they returned home, it was parked in the driveway and a window into the home was broken.
Outside the home, Crews encountered a man wearing his police jacket, the blotter said.
Crews showed his badge and identified himself, and a “struggle ensued.” The suspect was subdued and arrested.
Police identified the man as 45-year-old Michael Reeder.
Reeder was taken to Memorial Hospital, treated for a head injury and taken to jail.
Crews suffered a hand injury in the scuffle.
Police did not disclose a motive in the incident.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
This online story has been corrected. Early versions incorrectly said the stolen vehicle was a police car.
