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Whitehall police officers were assisted by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Thursday afternoon in surrounding a Toyota Camry that had been stolen from Reynoldsburg. Three suspects were in the car at the time.
"It's quite normal in Whitehall to have at least a stolen car apprehension a day,” Whitehall Lieutenant Brian Smith said.
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Smith said officers in unmarked cars were staking out an apartment complex where they believed the suspect, Tyler Gates, would appear with the stolen car.
"We have technology, license plate readers, that detect stolen cars. When the stolen cars enter our city they will alert us to their presence,” Smith said.
Video from an officer’s body-worn camera showed officers attempting to break the windows of the car as it moved back and forth, crashing into the surrounding cruisers and fence, and nearly hitting police.
"Stop! You're gonna get shot! You're gonna get shot,” officers yelled.
Eventually, the suspects attempted to escape by foot.