A 14-year-old Austin resident was taken into custody Saturday after authorities recovered a vehicle that had been taken in an aggravated robbery reported earlier that night in Austin, according to the Manor Police Department.
Police said they received information around 9:30 p.m. that the vehicle had been spotted near U.S. 290 and George Bush Street in Manor. About 10 minutes later, officers located the vehicle in the Carillon subdivision on Abigail Fillmore Road.
According to police, the driver fled after noticing officers behind him. Manor police initiated a pursuit because of the severity of the aggravated robbery reported earlier that night in Austin.
Authorities said the driver traveled through the Presidential Glen subdivision before heading west on U.S. 290. Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Austin Police Department’s Air Support Unit assisted in the response.
The pursuit continued westbound on U.S. 290 to Harris Branch Parkway, where DPS troopers used a precision immobilization technique — commonly known as a PIT maneuver — to stop the vehicle. The 14-year-old driver was taken into custody without incident.
Manor police filed charges against the driver for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, unauthorized use of a vehicle and reckless driving. Austin police also charged him with aggravated robbery in connection with the earlier incident reported in Austin.
Police said the teen also had an active warrant for burglary of a vehicle.
The stolen vehicle was recovered, and information released by Manor police did not report any injuries connected to the incident.