Kids in stolen Porsche arrested after west metro police chase

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:01:43 Category: News & Politics

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REDACTED FOR PRIVACY REASONS. DAVID SCHUMAN, WCCO NEWS. >>> NEW VIDEO OF A STOLEN PORSCHE PURSUIT, PACKED INTO THAT HIGH END RIDE POLICE FOUND AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR SIGHT, A GROUP OF ARMED TEENAGERS. >> THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. >> A DANGEROUS DRIVE IN THE DARK. >> IN A STOLEN CAR DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. >> A LICENSE PLATE READER PINGED THIS STOLEN PORSCHE IN WAYZATA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING GETTING OFF 394 WITH OFFICERS CLOSED BEHIND. OFFICERS CHASE IT RIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT INTO GOLDEN VALLEY. WITH NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN, SQUADS MOVE IN AND START BASHING THE CAR'S BUMPER BEFORE FINALLY SPINNING IT TO A STOP. HERE'S WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE FROM A TRAFFIC CAMERA. THREE TEENAGERS JUMP OUT AND TAKE OFF. >> ALL THESE KIDS WERE MOST LIKELY ARMED. >> ONE IS STILL ON THE RUN AND NONE OF THEM ARE OLDER THAN 16. >> ONE THING, KNOW WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE. THESE KIDS ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN KIDS AS YOUNG AS 11, 12-YEAR-OLDS AND IF THE KIDS ARE NOT HOME, CALL 911. CALL THE POLICE. >> WAYZATA POLICE ECHOED THAT IN A STATEMENT SAYING IT'S BECOME ALL TOO FREQUENT FOR OFFICERS ACROSS THE METRO. AS WE'VE REPORTED, THE TOUGH PART IS HOW TO MAKE IT LESS FREQUENT. POLICE SAY -- >> WE JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE ASSISTANCE FROM OUR COUNTY PROSECUTORS TO HOLD THESE JUVENILES IN CUSTODY LONGER. >> BUT PROSECUTORS SAY -- >> IT IS DIFFICULT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COME UP WITH THE PROOF THAT THEY NEED TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE A CASE. >> WHILE BOTH SIDES SEARCH FOR A SOLUTION, HERE'S THE BEST

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