MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are investigating after a high-speed chase from Minneapolis to Jordan, Minn. in a stolen vehicle ended with two women in custody.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, authorities received a report of the stolen vehicle in north Minneapolis. That led to a police chase around 2:35 p.m. on Interstate 394 and eventually on Highway 169 in Jordan.
Police spokesman John Elder said officers initially noticed the vehicle at 36th and Fremont, acting suspicious. When the driver saw police, she took off.
“A pursuit ensued, multiple agencies were involved including the State Patrol and the State Patrol helicopter,” Elder said.
The chase eventually ended after about an hour in Scott County where two women were arrested, after the car broke down.
Police are investigating the incident, but say it appears the suspects threw drugs out of the vehicle. Those were later recovered by police.
Elder said the vehicle was involved in two crashes before stopping — with the damage to the vehicle eventually forcing them to stop.
He said it is unusual for a chase to go on for such a long distance, but the situation was being monitored, watching for traffic, road conditions and speeds.
“And those were constantly being monitored by supervisors, who at any time, could have called the pursuit off,” he said.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident.
The suspects that were arrested have not been identified.
(credit: CBS)
