Chopper 6 video: Suspect caught after police chase ends in Philadelphia's Bridesburg section

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A person was arrested after an intense police pursuit ended in Philadelphia's Bridesburg section on Wednesday.

It began around 11 a.m. as a male suspect was being investigated for an assault on Roosevelt Blvd.

Police say the suspect took off, driving through lower Northeast Philadelphia, into Port Richmond.

Witness told police a man was seen dumping the vehicle before taking off on foot into a nearby cemetery.

The vehicle, which lost a tire at some point, was eventually found in the 2600 block of Croydon Street.

Chopper 6 was overhead as police swarmed a carport in which the suspect was hiding.

Chopper 6 was over the end of a police pursuit in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia.

Officers pulled the man out and took him into custody a short time later.

This is a developing story and will be updated.