Suspect Steals News Car and Crashes into Police Car

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirms all four people involved in a high-speed pursuit in Chatham County from Saturday have been taken into custody.

One of the suspects busted by police stole a WRAL News car.

The suspect approached the WRAL news crew at a gas station offering them money for a rise. Reporter Keenan Willard told the suspect that could not give him a ride and the suspect then stole the news car.

A trooper saw what happened and started in pursuit of the car.

The suspect crashed the car into a Highway Patrol vehicle.

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Here is WRAL’s report on what happened?