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ELKO – A Carlin woman and an Elko man were arrested Sunday in Winnemucca after being chased a day earlier in Winnemucca following a burglary at the Players Bar.

According to Winnemucca police, a cleaning woman discovered the burglary at about 5 a.m. Saturday. Police were en route when they spotted a vehicle matching her description.

A chase ensued for several miles until the vehicle crashed into a slough of the Humboldt River at the Heckman Ranch. The couple then fled on foot across the river, escaping police despite assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the Nevada Highway Patrol and Humboldt General Hospital’s Air One Helicopter.

On Sunday morning a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper with a “keen eye” spotted two people walking around an apartment complex who matched the descriptions of the suspects.

When the trooper approached the couple they reportedly began to run away. He followed them in his patrol car through a residential and business area while ordering them to stop on his PA system.

The Winnemucca Police Department and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department arrived to assist, and the suspects finally surrendered.