Car chase over 3 Phoenix-area freeway ends with suspects in custody

PHOENIX — Police and the Arizona highway patrol chased down suspects in a car that had been reported stolen, in a pursuit that crossed over three Phoenix area freeways early Monday.

Authorities said a juvenile driver was in custody after an hourlong race that began on State Route 51 at Glendale Avenue and ended at Interstate 17 and Glendale Avenue.

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In between, the red sedan also sped along Loop 101 into Scottsdale and Peoria before the car came to a halt because of shredded tires.

Phoenix Police and a helicopter from the Arizona Department of Public Safety stayed with the car using a GPS tracker that was on a tablet in the car.

DPS troopers reportedly used tire-puncturing devices to try to stop the vehicle.

Two others in the car were questioned but would be released.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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