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Phoenix-to-Buckeye Police Chase Ends in Crash With Four Minors Among Five Detained

Investigators are still reviewing evidence to set charges.

Overview

  • Phoenix police answered an armed-robbery call near 39th and Maryland avenues early Sunday, where several youths with guns were reported to have fled in a white Jeep.
  • Officers found the Jeep and tried to stop it after 1:30 a.m., then state troopers and a police helicopter joined a pursuit that stretched more than 30 miles west on Interstate 10.
  • The Jeep exited at Watson Road in Buckeye and hit a parked car, and all five occupants ran before officers detained them.
  • AZ Central reports four of the five people in custody are minors, one teen went to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, and police say stolen property was recovered.
  • Authorities have not said what was taken, names and ages have not been released, and the case remains open as agencies review the incident for potential charges.