Stolen vehicle crime spree across Topeka ends with 2 in custody

27 January 2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Two Topeka men were arrested following several reports of stolen vehicles in the capital city Thursday.

Lt. Ron Ekis, a spokesman for the Topeka Police Department, reports that at 7 a.m. on Jan. 26, officers received calls about stolen vehicles from across the city. A catering business located in the 2100 block of Southwest Westport Dr. told the TPD that one of its vans had been stolen. This van was later spotted near Southwest 37th St. and Fairlawn Rd. along with two other vehicles reported stolen.


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Two suspects, Cody B. Sanchez, 27, and Taylor Reed, 28, both of Topeka, were believed to have been involved with the stolen vehicle reports. The TPD arrested them on the charge of auto theft, according to Lt. Ekis.

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