SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects who have been running from the law since 2019.
On Tuesday, police learned two fugitives from justice were in the city of Topeka, according to Lt. Manuel Munoz. Information was that the two would be in a maroon Chevy truck with South Dakota Plates.
At approximately noon, officers began to track the movements of the truck utilizing the LPRs (Licenses Plate Readers) and determined the direction of travel on SW 21st from SW Washburn. Information was relayed to officers and the vehicle was spotted by an officer in the Motor Cycle Unit still traveling west on SW 21st.
The driver of the truck attempted to elude officers, but was stopped behind a local church on the corner of SW 21st and SW Sims.
Police took Todd Joseph Sweet, 49, and Laura Penelope Wilson Sweet, 45, both of Tennessee into custody and transported \them to Shawnee County Department of Corrections on Fugitive from Justice Warrants out of the Eastern District of Tennessee. Both had warrants for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and had been on the run since 2019.
Two juveniles were also found in the vehicle with them and were placed in police protective custody.