Anchorage Police have made seven arrests in connection with stolen cars since Friday, and now, APD says thieves are increasingly targeting late 1990's Subaru cars and trucks.

The first of several weekend arrests happened Friday afternoon, when police were called to the 3900 block of Oregon Drive for reports of a reckless driver. Police found the vehicle in question, a red Chevy pickup truck, had been reported stolen.

The driver of that vehicle, Chelsey Sallaffie, 24, of Anchorage, was combative with police, kicking and screaming, reportedly spitting in one officer's face. Police discovered Sallaffie was also allegedly involved in a hit and run at 5th Avenue and Cordova Street earlier in the day. She was arrested and charged with several crimes.

Sunday afternoon, APD arrested Gwendalyn Brooks, 30, after refusing to stop for police while driving a stolen 1987 Toyota pickup truck in Airport Heights. When the vehicle eventually stopped, Brooks fled on foot, but was arrested after a short chase. Brooks and the passengers in the stolen vehicle were all arrested. Brooks was also charged with the theft of a 2005 red Chevy pickup truck that had been reported stolen the day before.

APD warns detectives have discovered thieves are now actively targeting late 1990's model Subaru trucks and cars, filing or shaving down keys and using them to open the doors and start the vehicles.

That warning comes after the early Saturday morning arrest of Lydia Barce, 25, near the 4600 block of Spenard Road in the parking lot of the Alex Hotel. There, officers discovered a 1991 red Subaru Legacy previously reported stolen, with Barce in the driver's seat. In a search of that vehicle, police found multiple keys possibly used in the theft of other Subarus.