Auburn police seek ID of suspect in car theft, hit-and-run crash - Newport Dispatch

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Auburn police seek ID of suspect in car theft, hit-and-run crash - Newport Dispatch

AUBURN — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in the theft of a used Hyundai sedan and a subsequent hit-and-run crash on Jan. 13. The male suspect, captured in a surveillance photograph, and an accomplice, who is not pictured, allegedly stole two older model sedans from a local business late Monday evening using a method that involved damaging the vehicles’ ignitions. One of the stolen vehicles was involved…