2 suspects in custody after police chase stolen car from Montrose to Third Ward

HOUSTON – Two suspects are in custody after Houston Police say they stole a car from an apartment complex parking garage in the Montrose area.

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Police were called to the parking garage on W. Dallas Street in the Montrose area. They were able to take one of the suspects into custody there, but the other one jumped into the stolen car and drove off, leading police on a chase.

During the chase, the suspect clipped a motorcycle which was not involved in the chase. The motorcyclist was checked out for injuries, but police say he wasn’t seriously hurt.

The suspect continued driving into the Third Ward where he bailed out of the vehicle on Blodgett Street.

A police helicopter was able to track him and officers and a K9 were able to catch up with him.

When officers took the suspect down, the K9 ended up biting one of the officers. The officer was ok.

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Investigators looked through the stolen car and found a lot of key fobs as well as a device used to clone key fobs.