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Police: 2 Theft Suspects Arrested In Brooklyn Park Following Vehicle Pursuit

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Police in the north metro say a vehicle pursuit ended in two theft suspects being taken into custody early Wednesday morning.

According to police, shortly before 2 a.m. Coon Rapids police officers located a suspect vehicle tied to a theft that occurred at a Menards store many hours earlier. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled.

The vehicle pursuit entered the city limits of Brooklyn Park. Officers performed a PIT maneuver and stopped the vehicle at a parking lot on the 1500 block of Brookdale Drive North, police said. The suspect vehicle struck some street signs and a power pole during the incident.

Police then arrested the 25-year-old driver and another suspect. Another individual who was a passenger in the vehicle was later released home.

No injuries were involved in the incident.

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