DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — Two suspects are in custody and a third is wanted after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle led to a foot chase in Dallas County Wednesday afternoon, officials say.
The Dallas Police Department told WFAA that its helicopter, Air 1, responded to a report of a stolen vehicle just before 1:50 p.m. DPD says the helicopter spotted the maroon pickup truck at E. Illinois Avenue and E. Kiest Boulevard and directed patrol officers to the location.
As the pickup truck entered Seagoville on East Malloy Bridge Road toward a convenience store parking lot around 2:20 p.m., the Seagoville Police Department dispatched officers to the location, where they tried to converge on the truck.
But the pickup sped away erratically, moving through construction zones, knocking out a road sign and traveling the wrong way on Highway 175.
Seagoville PD says as DPD's Air 1 continued air pursuit, more officers were called to the scene.
At one point, a Seagoville police officer in a marked vehicle was able to catch up to the fleeing pickup and initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the maroon pickup fled, and then engaged in the pursuit.
As the pursuit traveled on W Stark Road, a tan pickup could be seen traveling south on W Stark Road towards the suspect driving the stolen vehicle.
Seagoville police say as the driver of the maroon pickup passed the tan pickup, the driver of the tan pickup swerved at the Seagoville police officer that was pursuing the stolen vehicle in an apparent attempt to interfere and help the suspect.
As both pickups continued to drive the wrong way on Highway 175, Seagoville police officers called off their pursuit due to the dangerous and aggressive actions of both suspects.
Then, Air 1 caught the moment the suspect driver, along with a female passenger and dog, abandoned the maroon pickup. Both that driver and woman jumped into the tan pickup, which sped away.
After speeding through residential neighborhoods, the tan pickup truck headed into a wooded area and came to a stop. All three suspects exited the vehicle and ran into the woods near 137000 Interstate 20, Dallas police said.
The two suspects that were caught and taken into custody face multiple charges, including evading arrest in a vehicle and aggravated assault against a public servant, officials said.
There's no word yet on their names or the description of the third suspect that's still on the run.
No injuries were reported in the incident. Police said the investigation is still ongoing.