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Police have arrested a Leesburg man who allegedly fled from officers in a borrowed car and then stole a motorbike in a failed attempt to escape.
Booked into Kosciusko County Jail at 2 a.m. today was Randall Warren Baker, 24, of 4615 Ind. 13N, Leesburg. Baker was preliminarily charged with driving while intoxicated, criminal recklessness and theft.
At 12:05 a.m., a KCSD deputy reportedly spotted the car Baker had borrowed from an acquaintance, Eva L. Radcliff, Leesburg, speeding through North Webster. The car disappeared before it could be stopped.
Police received a call at 12:17 a.m. reporting a car matching the description of the Radcliff vehicle abandoned on Syracuse-Webster Road.
Officers apprehended Baker nearby reportedly trying to make off with a motorcycle allegedly taken from the Scott Ousley residence, Ind. 13N, Pierceton. Police reported Baker gained entry into the house by kicking in a door.
At the scene of the arrest and investigation were two KCSD and three North Webster officers.
