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Suspects arrested after armed carjacking, crash with GRPD cruiser on city's west side

Grand Rapids police cruiser damaged on west side
Grand Rapids police cruiser damaged on west side
Grand Rapids police cruiser damaged on west side
Posted at 5:35 PM, Jan 12, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-13 17:33:09-05

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three suspects are in custody and another is on the run after police say they carjacked two teenage girls at gunpoint and crashed into a Grand Rapids Police Department cruiser.

The carjacking happened Thursday afternoon at Quarry and Webster on the city’s northwest side.

Police say two 17-year-olds were near their car when four suspects armed with handguns snatched the vehicle.

"They called us, and we flooded the area," said GRPD Lt. Cathy Williams.

Twenty minutes later, around 4:20 pm, police say they spotted the stolen car racing down an alley to Douglas Street. That’s when police say the suspects broadsided a GRPD cruiser, which then triggered several other crashes.

Grand Rapids police cruiser damaged on west side

"They were traveling at a very high rate of speed, recklessly through the city," Lt. Williams said.

A witness whose car was destroyed in the crash described the chaos he saw firsthand to FOX 17.

Sean Horn says he saw three cruisers come down Douglas Street when he saw a red car T-bone one of the cruisers.

"I've never really seen stuff like this. So, it was kind of I didn't really know what to do," Horn told FOX 17.

The police officer's car then spun into Horn’s car, destroying it.

Police say after the crash, the suspects ran from the scene.

Doorbell camera shows chase following Grand Rapids carjacking

Two of the suspects went into an apartment off Bridge Street, where they were surrounded and taken into custody.

GRPD says a third suspect was found nearby and taken into custody.

Lt Williams then told FOX17 that a third person was taken into custody near the scene on Bridge Street.

Police say no one was injured in the incident.

WATCH: GRPD press conference after armed carjacking on city's west side

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