Car chase UPDATE!

A car stolen Sunday in Salem turned up today in the vicinity of West Union where stop sticks employed by the police succeeded in stopping the car and the eventual apprehension  of one person.  Sheriff Mike Crenshaw this afternoon said the traffic stop occurred on highway 11, north of West Union.  Crenshaw said a suspect is in custody as part of the investigation of the theft of a Pontiac Grand Prix from Salem’s Dollar General store.  For a time early this afternoon, downtown Walhalla watched as squad cars, with sirens on, flew up and down Main Street as part of the search for the stolen car.