PD: Man in stolen vehicle flees because parole agent told him not to have police contact

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Dane County Sheriff's Office Antonio Rowe

A Madison man who was driving a stolen vehicle told police he fled from them Saturday morning because his parole agent told him not to have police contact, officials said.

Officers were sent around 9:55 a.m. to the Kwik Trip at 1625 N. Stoughton Road when an employee recognized a person from a previously reported theft case, according to a release.

When officers arrived, 29-year-old Antonio D. Rowe, of Madison, fled in a red Chrysler Sebring, officials said.

Officers found the vehicle and Rowe on Straubel Street, but Rose fled on foot, according to the release. Officers were able to take him into custody without further incident.

The Chrysler had been reported stolen from North Third Street on June 15, investigators said. The vehicle was returned to the owner.

Rowe told officers he fled from them because his parole agent had told him not to have police contact, according to the release.

Rowe was arrested on tentative charges of operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and resisting an officer. He also received two traffic citations, and was arrested on a parole hold.

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