CCPD arrests suspect after stolen vehicle pursuit ends in crash

Corpus Christi police arrested a man following a vehicle pursuit that began with a reported auto theft and ended with a crash near SPID and Staples Street late Wednesday, authorities said.

Officers initially responded to a stolen vehicle report in the area of Ayers Street and Roosevelt Avenue, said CCPD Lt. Paul Janko. Police located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, leading to a pursuit that concluded at the SPID and Staples intersection.

The suspect, described only as a 30- to 40-year-old male, was taken into custody without further incident. The stolen vehicle was recovered but sustained significant damage, Janko said…

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