Vehicle Recovered by Searcy Police

A 1997 white Pontiac Firebird was reported stolen to the Searcy Police Department at 6 a.m. this morning by its owner, Jose Tello-Calaviz, of 300 Clinic St. Tello-Calaviz went back into his home after starting his vehicle and returned outside when he heard the vehicle leaving.
 
Just after 8:45 this morning, an officer from the Searcy Police Department spotted a vehicle matching the description of the stolen Firebird. The vehicle was seen in the area of downtown Searcy before heading west on West Center St. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle but the suspect vehicle fled. The officer pursued the vehicle to North Lucy where the Firebird struck the stop sign and then rammed the officer’s cruiser. The driver of the vehicle exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Roger Ayers, an Arkansas Department of Corrections Officer, was driving by and saw the suspect fleeing. Ayers pulled his vehicle in front of the suspect and ordered him to stop. The suspect was chased into a nearby yard where he was apprehended and taken into custody. The Searcy Police Department is charging Jimmy D. Looney, 29, with fleeing, careless and prohibited driving, and driving on a suspended license along with a felony charge of theft by receiving. Numerous items were recovered from the vehicle, including four firearms, that were reported to the White County Sheriffs Department as having been stolen.