One man is behind bars and another is on the run after a wild chase in Omaha Sunday night. Police say it began when two men stole a white pick-up truck from a home near 80th and Maple Street.
Police tell 6 News a gang unit in the area spotted the stolen truck and told the driver and passenger to step out of the vehicle. Instead, police say, the driver backed into a cruiser and took off.
Investigators say other officers came across the truck near 87th and Grand Avenue and chased the driver. The truck eventually slammed into a tree in the back yard of a home near 80th and Hascall Street
“They both fled on-foot,” says Lt. Mike Davis. He says officers used a taser to apprehended the driver after he tried to run. The passenger, who police say is wanted on arrest warrants, got away.
The driver was transported to Nebraska Medical Center with minor injuries. Police say an officer also suffered minor injuries.
(Photo: 6 News)