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ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A carjacker who made off with a newspaper delivery van in northeast Nevada was arrested after he drove past the newspaper's office.
The Elko Daily Free Press (http://tinyurl.com/h7x333m) posted a story on its web site Thursday warning subscribers deliveries might be delayed because of the crime.
Elko County Undersheriff Ron Supp says the van's driver was loading a newspaper rack at a convenience store in Ryndon on Interstate 80 about 13 miles northeast of Elko when a man pushed him to the ground around 3 a.m. and stole the van with emblems of Elko's companion paper, the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho.
The carjacker headed east on I-80, but a short time later a Free Press employee saw the van pass the Elko office.
Deputies pulled over 45-year-old Roland Reynolds of Elko at about 4 a.m. and arrested him for suspicion of grand larceny, robbery and possession of a stolen vehicle, Supp said.
Reynolds was being held Thursday in the Elko County jail where his bail was set at $90,000. It wasn't immediately clear if he had a lawyer or would be appointed one.
Travis Quast, publisher of the Times-News and Daily Free Press, said the Elko paper is routinely printed in Twin Falls and trucked to Elko in the early morning hours.
"This was an unfortunate event that happened last night," he told readers in the story about the incident. "Fortunately, our employee was not injured. We are thankful that police reacted quickly."
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Information from: Elko Daily Free Press, http://www.elkodaily.com
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