VIDEO: Texas DPS stop suspect driving stolen vehicle in NE Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas DPS troopers recovered a stolen security vehicle in northeast Austin earlier this week in video uploaded to social media.

DPS says that Capital Region Troopers located a security vehicle that had been stolen. The suspect refused to bring the vehicle to a stop despite a trooper activating his emergency signals, prompting a pursuit.

The troopers, DPS says, executed a “Precision Immobilization Technique” maneuver, the video showing a trooper driving their car into the back corner of the stolen vehicle then pulling around, blocking the vehicle from driving away. The suspect was then taken into custody…

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