ELKHORN, Wis. — Elkhorn Police say three people are in custody after a home invasion led to a chase and crash in Walworth County on Saturday night, Feb. 3.
According to a Facebook post made by the city of Lake Geneva Police Department, the suspect vehicle was seen leaving the area of a burglary investigation at a home in Elkhorn around 6:00 p.m. The homeowners were not at home at the time, but alerted police to the attempted burglary after seeing the suspects on their home surveillance video.
Police say the home invasion is not connected to the two people killed at the Sports Page Barr on February 1.
Police say officers chased the vehicle into Lake Geneva, where it later crashed into two vehicles. The occupants of the vehicles the suspects crashed into are reported to have minor injuries.
The suspects ran off and a search was launched, with the aid of multiple police and sheriff departments, including the City of Lake Geneva Fire Department, the Town of Linn Police, and the Walworth County Sheriff's Office.
The search included the deployment of drones and police K-9s.
Police say the drone detected a heat signature on the East side of U.S. Highway 12, east of where the crash happened.
The first suspect was detained. The second, according to police, had to be tased due to resisting officers. The third suspect was caught, and bit by a Walworth County K-9 officer.
On Monday, Elkhorn police said a 16-year-old boy was among the three arrested, as well as a 31-year-old and 24-year-old. All three face charges in Walworth County.
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