Three suspects were arrested and taken into custody after they were pursued by police to San Diego State University, KNSD reported. The university is less than a mile from Hardy Elementary School, which was placed on lockdown as a precaution, the Union-Tribune reported.
#BREAKING: Two men in custody after stolen car chase near SDSU. You can see the second suspect being walked out of this canyon along Montezuma toward the wall of solar panels. @nbcsandiego pic.twitter.com/guhddLFyMZ
— Audra Stafford📺🎬🎭 (@SDentertainment) August 27, 2018
The chase began around 8:15 a.m. in downtown San Diego when officers tried to pull over a white Prius they believed had been stolen, police Officer Billy Hernandez said.
The driver of the Prius traveled north, stopping near Tony Gwynn Stadium on the San Diego State University campus, the Union-Tribune reported. The suspects fled from the car into a nearby canyon, KNSD reported.
The suspects were located and arrested within an hour, one with the assistance of a police dog, police told the Union-Tribune. Thousands of college students also were attending their first day of classes when school officials put out the alert, warning them to avoid the search area, KNSD reported.
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