Police in Aurora gave chase and intentionally crashed into one of their own stolen patrol vehicles to stop the suspect on Tuesday morning. According to investigators, the situation began about 8:30 a.m. as a burglary call in the 700 block of South Oswego Street.
“While investigating that incident, a possibly uninvolved male entered one of our police vehicles, a Tahoe, and stole it,” said Aurora Police Deputy Chief Michael Gaskill. “One of our officers observed the male getting into the vehicle and taking off.”
Officers said they began a pursuit, and that’s when the suspect led them through multiple jurisdictions. Law enforcement from Arapahoe County and Greenwood Village assisted in the pursuit until the suspect led officers back into Aurora. At times, that pursuit reached speeds of 80 mph…