San Mateo police said they detained a driver after stopping a stolen car by using a tire immobilization device.
Officers began the chase after they were alerted to a stolen Lexus entering the city Friday night, according to the San Mateo Police Department. The officers used a device to flatten the vehicle’s tires, but the driver continued to flee, throwing a firearm out a window, police said.
The officers pursued the vehicle to Hayward and apprehended the driver, who had tried to escape on foot, police said…