VIDEO: Stolen 'Tank' Chased by Police in Richmond, Virginia | Heavy.com
Facebook Police chase a stolen armored personnel carrier in Virginia, which witnesses have described as a tank.
Residents in the Richmond, Virginia, reported seeing a strange sight Tuesday night: a stolen "tank" being chased by dozens of police vehicles.
According to the Virginia State Police, the "tank," is actually a weaponless armored personnel carrier.
The chase ended by 10 p.m.
and the suspect was taken into custody, state police said.
The tank-like armored vehicle was taken from Fort Pickett, in Blackstone, Virginia, state police told WTVR-TV.
No injuries or crashes have been reported.
Shocked bystanders who spotted the military vehicle plowing down highways and Richmond city streets posted videos to social media.
The truck was seen on Interstate 95 and U.S.
Route 460.
You can watch one of the videos below, recorded on Route 460 (warning – language):.
"Witnesses say he drove the vehicle up on the median, stopped, got out and started walking around.
Police sent a dog to attack him and shot him with a taser and he was taken into custody.
The chase began more than 60 miles away in Blackstone," Oliver tweeted.
"He got off the interstate at the Boulevard exit and drove down Broad Street.
He drove by me at about 40 mph near the intersection with Belvidere.
Traffic had been backed up and police screamed into the intersection and started frantically clearing the road as he approached.".
The suspect has not been identified yet.
"No crashes or injuries occurred during the course or as a result of this incident," Virginia State Police spokesperson Corrine Geller said in a statement.
"The adult, male driver of the vehicle is now in state police custody and the incident is under investigation.
Charges are pending.".
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