HOUSTON – Smash-and-grab suspects led police on a chase, but were arrested after crashing their getaway van into a family's fence in West University.
According to police, the suspects were involved in a smash-and-grab at a Citi Gear store in southwest Houston and got away with $10,000 worth of clothes Thursday morning.
Though a witness called in the crime, surveillance video showed the suspects breaking into the store and stealing piles of clothes in less than 60 seconds, according to the store manager.
The Houston Police Department and West University police partnered together to catch the suspects as they were led on a high-speed chase starting on Highway 59 North.
The chase ended shortly after when the suspects crashed the van at Weslayan and Bissonet Street. No one in the home was hurt as the van narrowly missed hitting the house.
Officers said the suspects then jumped out, took off on foot and began hopping fences into people's backyards.
Police set up a perimeter, used a K-9 unit and helicopter to track down the burglars. One suspect was found in a yard and bitten by a K-9.
Authorities were able to arrest three suspects, but several are still on the loose.
The suspects arrested will be charged with burglary of a business and evading arrest.