{"id":480640,"date":"2026-10-29T19:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480640\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:44:12","slug":"stolen-truck-involved-in-crash-that-left-person-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480640\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen truck involved in crash that left person injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5pyycp3rk7mm5w5p.jpg\" alt=\"Austin police search for auto theft suspect\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5pyycp3rk7mm5w5p.jpg\" alt=\"Austin police search for auto theft suspect\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-fab1b86c=\"\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; The Austin Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a woman in connection to the theft of a truck that was involved in a crash.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">APD says it all began on Oct. 6 at around 9:40 p.m. when a white 2011 Ford F-250 truck was stolen from a mechanic shop in the 7200 block of US Highway 290 westbound service road.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">The following morning, on Oct. 7, at around 7:40 a.m., APD says the stolen truck was involved in a crash with a separate vehicle in the 7900 block of Research Boulevard northbound.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">APD says the driver of the truck left the scene without providing any information and fled on a yellow bicycle taken from the truck&#8217;s bed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">The victim in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries in the crash.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/austin-police-search-for-auto-theft-suspect.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-1fc0918c=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Detectives believe the woman seen in surveillance video stealing the truck is the sam person who fled the crash.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">The suspect is described as:<\/p>\n<p> Black or Hispanic femaleApproximately 45\u201350 years oldHeavysetCrooked teethLast seen wearing a blue T-shirt, jeans, and gray-and-white shoes <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Anyone with information about this case or who recognizes the woman&#8217;s appearance, walk or mannerisms, is asked to contact Austin Police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program at <a href=\"https:\/\/austincrimestoppers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">austincrimestoppers.org<\/a> or by calling 512-472-8477.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information from Austin Police Department news release.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/travis-county\/austin\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; 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