INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana State Police arrested two teenagers Tuesday morning after they allegedly led police on a chase in a stolen car.
Police, who were assigned to the Indianapolis Borough All Crimes Squad, were looking for a stolen car in the area of 43rd Street and Shadeland Avenue.
Around 10:30 a.m., the police located the stolen car and tried to pull it over.
Police said the driver, identified only as a 17-year-old, led them on a chase through city streets and eventually onto Interstate 465 south.
After about seven miles, police said the driver lost control, went airborne and crashed into a wooded area while trying to exit southbound I-465 at Brookville Road.
An Indiana State Police helicopter pilot and tactical flight officer were in the area and saw two people get out of the car after the crash. They were able to tell the police where the suspects were hiding, who were later arrested.
Credit: Indiana State Police
Indiana State Police found a loaded revolver with the hammer cocked, a loaded shotgun, a backpack containing several types of ammunition, four firearms and a projectile launcher that can be attached to a rifle in a stolen car Tuesday in the morning on the east side of town.
Indiana State Police K-9 Apache, along with his handler, responded to search the stolen car, where they found a loaded revolver with the hammer cocked, a loaded shotgun, a backpack containing several types of ammunition, four firearms and a projectile launcher that can be attached to a rifle.
Police said the passenger, identified only as a 14-year-old, was recently reported as a runaway.
Both suspects were arrested and taken to the Marion County Detention Center.
The 17-year-old driver faces preliminary charges of auto theft, possession of stolen property, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, resisting law enforcement and minor in possession of ‘a firearm.
The 14-year-old passenger faces a preliminary charge of resisting law enforcement.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will make the final charging decisions.
