The woman told responding officers that she had an Apple AirTag in the car and was able to give police the exact location of the vehicle.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded to the car’s location in and attempted to arrest Tipa when he sped away in the stolen car.
Tipa jumped out of the car and ran off while deputies pursued him and arrested him, according to the police report. As deputies were taking Tipa into custody, a fire started underneath the stolen car and the police cruisers that were parked in the grass on the highway shoulder. A woman was trapped inside the stolen car when the fire started, but was pulled out before the car was engulfed in flames, a spokesperson for the sheriff's department said.Court documents show Tipa has an extensive criminal history. He has prior charges related to stolen vehicles, as well as trying to evade police.
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