A suspect in a reported copper theft from Union Pacific property near Rufus was taken into custody after a short pursuit.  The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle associated with the Thursday morning theft was located.  When deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the driver decided to flee.  A Gilliam County Sheriff’s deputy deployed a spike strip, hitting the suspect’s front tire, but before the vehicle became disabled it went trhough a fence on the south side of Interstate 84.  The driver fled on foot up a steep incline.  Officers from the Oregon State Police, Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office, and Sherman County law enforcement were able to take him into custody.