Two arrested, third sought after Apex car break-ins; chase ends in crash

A police pursuit tied to a string of vehicle break-ins at Beaver Creek Crossings shopping center in Apex ended in a crash and resulted in two arrests, with a third suspect remaining at large, law-enforcement accounts show. The stop, flight and collision took place in the course of a pursuit that concluded on Feb. 13, 2026.

Apex officers began investigating multiple vehicle break-ins at Beaver Creek Crossings before stopping a suspect vehicle, according to the initial account of the incident. The vehicle fled from officers, collided with another vehicle during the pursuit, and the chase terminated in a crash on Feb. 13, 2026; the sequence is described in the original incident narrative provided to reporters.

Multiple outlets and social posts reporting on the incident say two people were taken into custody and a third has not been apprehended. CBS17/WNCN and a Facebook post both used the phrasing “two men were arrested and a third remains on the loose” or “a third is wanted,” while a YouTube post described the outcome as “two people were arrested and one is at large.” No names, ages or charges for the two arrested in Apex appear in the available materials.

Key facts remain unreported in the materials provided: authorities have not released suspect identities tied to the Beaver Creek Crossings episode, no charges have been listed publicly in the supplied accounts, and the available summaries include no information about injuries to suspects, officers, occupants of the other vehicle, or bystanders. The number of vehicles reportedly broken into at the shopping center and the value of any stolen property were not specified in the reporting provided.

Some local coverage fragments introduce conflicting counts and locations. An aggregated WRAL excerpt included in the same news feed says “Apex police arrest six connection with car break-ins near US-Highway 64” and notes arrests connected to break-ins near US‑64 and at the Peak of Nichols Plaza Apartments. That six-arrest phrasing is not explicitly linked to the Beaver Creek Crossings chase in the materials supplied, and the sources do not reconcile whether the WRAL items describe the same incident or a separate set of cases; the discrepancy remains unresolved.

Context for Apex policing: WRAL’s aggregated material also notes that Apex’s new police chief, Ryan Johansen, began his role on Feb. 3, 2026, placing this series of break-in reports early in his tenure. Separately, an unrelated Nassau County case included in the same news aggregation named suspects and described methods used to open locked cars; Action News Jax identified Joshua Denson, 31, and Harold Jackson, 54, in that case and quoted Sheriff Bill Leeper: “It’s possible these guys were hitting cars across the state, but they picked the wrong county. Just locking your car might not be enough. Always take your valuables with you.”

Apex police have described the Feb. 13 pursuit and crash in initial reports, but additional details remain outstanding. Reporters and residents seeking updates should expect follow-up statements from Apex Police Department clarifying suspect identities, charges, crash injuries and whether the Beaver Creek Crossings incidents are tied to other break-in reports across the US‑64 corridor.