Police chase stolen U-Haul van through Philadelphia, 4 arrested

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Four people were arrested Wednesday morning following a police chase that spanned multiple neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

Police spotted the U-Haul van on Wednesday that fit the description of one that was originally stolen on the 700 block of West Allegheny Avenue on Feb. 21.

On Feb. 27, authorities said a 30-year-old woman tried to rob a 7-Eleven on Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia.

Police said the suspect, who was armed, demanded money from a clerk. When the employee started to run, the suspect fired one shot before taking off in the U-Haul.

Police then spotted that U-Haul on Wednesday morning on Christopher Columbus Boulevard.

That's when the city-wide chase started, going through Center City and ending on the 5000 block of Newhall Street near Wayne Avenue in Germantown.

"I heard police running, police yelling. I heard someone say I'm down I'm down," said a neighbor.

Four suspects were taken into custody, three males and one female. Action News is told one of the male suspects is a juvenile.

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