A police chase that began outside city limits ended in Oakland, causing damage to a smoke shop and a Pittsburgh police cruiser, with multiple people taken into custody.
PITTSBURGH —
An early morning police chase ended in North Oakland at Centre Avenue and North Craig Street, leaving damage to a Pittsburgh police cruiser and a nearby smoke shop.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said the pursuit began outside city limits in the eastern suburbs.
Pittsburgh police were not directly involved in the chase, but officials said a Pittsburgh police cruiser was hit by the suspect’s vehicle as an officer attempted to lay a spike strip in the road.
Officers from both Wilkinsburg and Churchill Police Departments were also at the scene, where multiple people were taken into custody.
According to investigators, there were no injuries to officers reported.
Authorities have not said what happened before the chase started, nor which department will lead the investigation.