PHOENIX — Two suspects are in custody after an armed robbery ended in a crash following a police pursuit in central Phoenix Saturday afternoon.
Officers were in the area of 35th Avenue and Bethany Home Road attempting to contact man in a vehicle that was reportedly involved in a robbery, Phoenix police said.
The suspect rammed his vehicle into a patrol car and fled the area, leading officers on a brief pursuit, authorities said.
The suspect's vehicle crashed into a frontage road wall at the northbound exit of Interstate 17 and Northern Avenue, police said. Officials said the man was taken into custody after he fled from his disabled vehicle.
A female passenger inside the vehicle was also taken into custody, police said.
No injuries were reported. Officers are still on the scene investigating.
Police said there will be a brief traffic restriction to the northbound I-17 exit at Northern Avenue.
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