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Associated Press - November 27, 2009 6:45 PM ET
DIBBLE, Okla. (AP) - McClain County authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of stealing a Dibble police officer's patrol SUV after emerging from the crash of a stolen car with a gun.
Officials say the SUV was found Friday afternoon in a rural area, and the man accused of driving it away - 30-year-old Cody Barker - was arrested later at another site.
A manhunt was launched Thursday night after the officer's patrol vehicle was stolen. Police say that, when the officer arrived at the scene of a crash of a stolen Mustang, he was confronted by the driver of the stolen car, who pointed a gun at the officer and got behind the wheel of the patrol vehicle.
Officials say the officer fired at his patrol vehicle as it sped away, shooting out the rear window of the white Ford Expedition.
"To our knowledge, there was no fire coming from the suspect," McClain County Sheriff Don Hewett said.
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