The three people arrested after a police chase in Wilkes Thursday allegedly started their crime spree a day earlier by stealing a gun and a tool that would hep them stay a step ahead of the law -- a police scanner. Eddie Settle, Melissa Huffman, and Ronald Anglin face a number of charges in the several related cases. The break-in that netted the three the gun and scanner happened sometime Wednesday and wasn't reported until after the chase Thursday. When Kenneth Minton called to report the theft, a deputy immediately keyed on the 30-06 rifle that had been stolen as possibly being the one recovered at the end of the chase. Settle, Huffman, and Anglin admitted they'd broken in and stolen the rifle and the scanner Wednesday, as they were planning and preparing for their robbery spree Thursday.

See website for complete article licensing information.