The Region - News from Sept. 26, 1986

An 18-year-old man allegedly crashed a stolen car into a wall near two San Bernardino police officers, then traded shots with them as he ran away. Police said Donald Koerber managed to enter a nearby home by telling the occupant he had been in an accident. The resident fled to safety when police arrived. Special weapons team members surrounded the house, finally storming it after failing to dislodge Koerber, first with coaxing and then with tear gas. He was found hiding in the attic. Koerber and John Grinrod, 20, a passenger in the car, were booked on suspicion of auto theft.