Pittsburg PD Recover Stolen Vehicle
Police Department Press Release
March 26, 2025
On Monday, March 24, 2025, at approximately 11:27 a.m., an officer with the Pittsburg Police Department was dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of East 21st Street in reference to a stolen motor vehicle. The reporting party advised that sometime between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on March 24, 2025, his gold 2003 Honda Odyssey was stolen from the alley behind his residence. The officer collected information for this report and the Honda Odyssey was entered into the National Crime Information Center database as a stolen vehicle.
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 6:28 p.m., the Pittsburg Police Department Communications Center received a hit from a Flock license plate reader, located within the City
of Pittsburg, on the 2003 Honda Odyssey. Officers were dispatched to the area of Centennial Drive and Broadway Street to attempt to locate the vehicle. An officer located the gold Honda Odyssey and verified the license plate information was the same as the vehicle stolen from East 21st Street the previous day. The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle in the parking lot of Mercy Hospital. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 50-year-old Tony Vickers Corbitt, of Pittsburg, who was detained by police. The male passenger was identified and released from the scene. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located drugs, believed to be Methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia.
Tony Corbitt was arrested for Possession of Stolen Property (Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Mr. Corbitt was transported to the Crawford County Jail, where he was booked in, and is currently being held without bond. Investigation into this matter continues.
Mr. Corbitt is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Anyone having information related to this, or other incidents, is urged to contact the Pittsburg Police Department at (620) 231-1700, or at our automated tip line, (620) 231-TIPS (8477).
Callers may remain anonymous.