Car Chase Tuesday Night Beginning In Lake St. Louis Ends In Two Arrests, One Suspect Still At Large

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a 20-year-old woman remains at large after allegedly shoplifting from a Sports Authority store in Lake Saint Louis, with two other suspects, and leading police on a car chase that ended near Page and Lackland on Tuesday night. 

Police apprehended a 17-year-old woman, who was driving the car, and an 18-year-old woman after the incident, according to news reports. The chase ended when the suspects' car struck a building, the Post-Dispatch reported, and the suspects fled from the vehicle. The third suspect evaded capture and is reportedly still on the loose.

(Read the complete St. Louis Post-Dispatch article here.)

The car chase began after the suspects allegedly shoplifted from the Sports Authority near Highway N and I-64 around 8:15 p.m., according to the Post-Dispatch. 

A Lake St. Louis police officer attempted to stop the suspects' vehicle, after receiving a stealing-related report, according to a police news release.  The suspects refused to stop and ultimately drove head-on at the police car, striking it before fleeing the scene. The police officer was not hurt in the incident.

KMOV reported the suspects then travelled east on I-64, then north on I-270, before continuing onto Page Ave.

(Read the complete KMOV article here.)

Police said the 18-year-old was taken to a hospital for minor injuries related to the incident and was released from custody but will likely face stealing-related charges, KMOV reported, while the 17-year-old remains in jail.

Police are continuing their investigation, according to a news release, and police say they intend to pursue charges, of First-Degree assault on a police officer, against the driver of the car.