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"What started as a single pressure-washer theft \u201Csnowballed\u201D into one man's Treasure Coast crime spree that included auto thefts and other robberies, Port St. Lucie police said Thursday.Timothy Ferguson, of Fort Pierce, was arrested after a 17-mile police chase in St. Lucie County.MUGSHOTS: Who Got Arrested In South Florida?When WPBF 25 News aired surveillance video of a man stealing a pressure washer from Suncoast Equipment Center in Port St. Lucie, police said tips started pouring in.Port St. Lucie Police identified Ferguson as their man. They received a tip that he was cruising in an SUV he allegedly stole from a snowbird in Stuart. Investigators searching for Ferguson tracked his cellphone to Fort Pierce, where local police just happened to be responding to a disturbance call.MOBILE/TABLET USERS: Watch The VideoWhen Fort Pierce police spotted Ferguson in the stolen SUV, he allegedly sped off and led both officers and St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s deputies on a 17-mile chase. Deputies were concerned Ferguson might try something drastic, because he reportedly told his girlfriend he wouldn\u2019t be taken alive.However, when deputies blew out Ferguson\u2019s tires with spike strips, he surrendered without further incident.Investigators are still piecing together the entire suspected crime spree, and said Ferguson could be connected to a lot more offenses.Follow John Dzenitis on Twitter at @wpbf_johnView, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local:9146236"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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