Houston police say nine people got out of a stolen pickup truck and took off running after a chase.
Houston police say a driver and eight migrants were detained after a chase in a stolen vehicle.A driver and eight migrants were detained after a police chase with a stolen truck early Monday morning, Houston police say.
According to police, the incident began around 2 a.m. when officers ran a license plate on a pickup truck, and it came back as stolen from another vehicle.Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the truck evaded for about two miles before coming to a stop in a field in the 8600 block of Clarewood, police say.
According to police, nine people – three females and six males – jumped out and took off running. A Texas DPS helicopter and officers helped to detain them.According to police, it appears the people from Guatemala and Mexico came through from Reynosa to San Antonio and then to Houston, where they were then picked up in the pickup truck.
Homeland Security Investigations is interviewing those who were detained. Police say the driver is being arrested for felony evading in a motor vehicle but could face other charges. If the eight other migrants are not wanted, police say they will be connected with a nonprofit.
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