An Indianapolis woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing mail out of mailboxes before leading police on a pursuit in Carmel and Westfield.
Makayla Lynn Burkart, 23, has been charged with resisting law enforcement, theft, driving while suspended prior and criminal recklessness. She also had outstanding warrants out of Marion and Grant counties.
Carmel police responded to the 14000 block of Staghorn Drive on April 1 after receiving a suspicious activity report about an individual removing mail from mailboxes. Police located a vehicle matching the suspect’s and and initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled.
The pursuit ended in the parking lot of the Westfield Menard’s on Greyhound Pass, where Burkart was taken into custody.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Carmel Police Dept. at 317-571-2500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Reference CPD case number 2021-22347.
