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Carjacking, Pursuit, Standoff

Two juveniles are in custody following a Saturday afternoon carjacking and police chase in the Imperial Valley area of North Houston, just south of FM 1960. According to Lt. Walter Stensland with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, around 3:45 p.m. , a patrol unit with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office saw a vehicle run a stop sign at North Vista and North Meadow. The patrol deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop and the vehicle began to flee. Police soon learned the Ford Focus was taken in an earlier carjacking on Kuykendahl north of FM 1960, by two young males using a Taser.

The suspects fled into a nearby neighborhood with Precinct 4 deputies in pursuit, but they made a mistake when they tried to continue their escape on Northaires, a cul-de-sac, and they crashed the stolen car. The pair of suspects then bailed out of the car and fled on foot, with the driver fleeing to the south and the passenger fleeing to the north.

Deputies set up a perimeter and searched the area, joined by a K-9 Unit. The first suspect was in custody within nine minutes of the call, but the second suspect was able to evade arrest for around two hours.

The K-9 eventually lead officers to the home of the second suspect on Northrock. The perimeter was then reduced and officers began using a PA system to try and coax the second suspect out of the house. The second suspect surrendered after only a brief standoff. Ironically, the suspect’s home was covered in burglar bars – even the front door.

There were no reported injuries in connection with the carjacking or the pursuit.

Lt. Stensland said the two juveniles’ parents were in disbelief at learning what their sons were accused of doing.

The suspects are 15 and 16 years old, so their identities cannot be released.

 

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