Update 08.19.16/Official Baytown Police Press Release:
On August 18th at approximately 9:48 pm, officers were patrolling the area of the 6900 blk. of Garth Road, when they observed a 2008 white Lexus bearing TXLP BX1M342, traveling north on Garth. Officers checked the vehicle’s license plate on their in car computer and found the vehicle was reported as a stolen vehicle. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, however the driver of the vehicle accelerated and attempted to elude the officers. The officers pursued the vehicle, which ultimately crashed at the dead end of Sharon Road, and the occupants exited the vehicle and fled on foot. While officers were searching the area they received reports of two males walking on the feeder road of Interstate 10, however, a short time later a second caller reported two suspicious males in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 6900 blk. of North Main. Responding officers were able to locate the two subjects, both juvenile males, 15 and 16 years old. The two juveniles were taken into custody and transported to the Baytown Police Department. One of the males, the driver, was charged with felony evading in a motor vehicle and transported to Juvenile Detention in Houston, the other juvenile, the passenger of the vehicle, was charged with misdemeanor evading on foot and released to his parents. No pictures available due to their juvenile status
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Around 11:00 pm Thursday night, August 18, 2016, Baytown Police initiated a traffic stop pursuit. Two males, at least one a juvenile, were driving a stolen 2008 Lexus RX5. The men bailed from the vehicle. One subject was quickly taken into custody, but the other one escaped and a manhunt was initiated. Baytown police set up perimeters in the North Main and I-10 area. A DPS helicopter assisted in the man hunt. The intense search lasted for approximately 45 minutes before the subject was taken into custody. Check back later for the official Baytown police press release.