An Akron man has been charged with receiving stolen property, willful flee and theft of a motor vehicle after a chase along state Route 8 in Boston Heights and Cuyahoga Falls this week.
Joshua T. Huelsman, 23, is being held at the Summit County Jail. Further charges are pending the outcome of the investigation, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
Huelsman is accused of stealing items from parked cars and homes in Green and Springfield Township, and stealing a U-Haul truck.
Boston Heights police attempted to stop the stolen U-Haul truck on Monday. A pursuit began and authorities used spike strips on Route 8 in Cuyahoga Falls to stop the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.
Sheriff’s detectives later conducted a search warrant at Huelsman’s Akron residence and said they recovered stolen property, including lawn mowers, snow blowers and tools.