Police use stolen laptop to help track down driver of stolen vehicle

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police say a laptop left inside a stolen vehicle helped officers track down the thief.

Sunday night, officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle that had been left unattended with the engine running.

The owner said the laptop was still transmitting its location and police were able to use that to locate the stolen vehicle. When an officer attempted to make a traffic stop, the driver, 41-year-old Willshaun Boxley, pulled onto I-29 and then exited on 40th Avenue North where he lost control of the stolen vehicle and crashed. He then fled on foot. Officers were able to follow his footprints in the snow and caught him about a quarter mile from the crash site.

Boxley was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle, theft of property, fleeing in a vehicle, reckless driving, DUI, and driving under suspension.