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Break-in suspect flees police, hurts companion in crash

By KYLE HOPKINS
khopkins@adn.com

Published: March 23rd, 2009 12:22 PM
Last Modified: March 23rd, 2009 12:23 PM

A man who stole laptops from a Midtown computer store smashed into a concrete pole while fleeing from police this morning, according to the Anchorage Police Department.

A woman riding in the burglar's car at the time is in the hospital, the suspect is in jail and most of the stolen computers didn't even work, police say.

The chase began when a Guido's Pizza delivery driver spotted 44-year-old Peter Enmon carrying the computers through a broken window of Alaska Computer Geeks at about 2 a.m., police say.

The delivery driver followed Enmon's white Ford Explorer until the cops caught up with him and tried to stop him at about 88th Avenue and Old Seward Highway.

But Enmon drove away. Police eventually put out spike strips, and he blew his right tires. The chase ended with Enmon crashing into a concrete pole next to a fire hydrant just south of Dowling Road.

Police charged Enmon with second-degree burglary, second-degree assault and second-degree theft, with bail set at $10,000. The woman riding in his car suffered serious injuries and was still in the hospital as of this morning, and police had not released her name.

Most of the laptops were being repaired and were unusable, police said.