2 Wanted For Robbery In Custody After Police Chase, Crash
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BLOOMFIELD (KDKA) -- Two people are in custody after a police chase and car crash in Bloomfield.
It's believed the chase started in the 4700 block of Liberty Avenue.
Authorities tell KDKA a male suspect and a female suspect were wanted their alleged involvement in a robbery. Further details on the robbery have not been released.
Police say the vehicle they were in was a rental that had been reported stolen.
When the chase began, workers at the Paddy Cake Bakery on Liberty Avenue saw a male suspect allegedly throw a weapon on the sidewalk before driving off.
"The gun was laying there, and the guard in the bank, I guess, was watching it. It was just laying there and actually, a lady almost walked on it until the police got there this afternoon," bakery worker Susie O'Leary said.
Police chased the vehicle for about a mile to Howley Street, where the male driver crashed into a parked car and then a house.
Neighbor Frances Lewandowski was watching television in her living room when she heard the crash.
"I had the TV on, and I heard a big bang -- boom -- and naturally, I got up to look because I thought maybe somebody hit the front of my house," she said.
The driver climbed out the passenger window and ran after the crash.
"When I seen detectives and police running around with guns drawn, that really got me upset. And then they went through my yard," Lewandowski said.
He was found a few blocks away and taken into custody.
A female passenger in the vehicle was also taken into custody.
No one was injured.
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