Carjacking leads to arrest of 17-year old suspect

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A pursuit in North St. Louis County leads to the arrest of a 17-year old carjacking suspect in the 10-thousand block of Bellefontaine Road and Chambers.

St. Louis County Police spotted the car which had been taken earlier in the day from a convenience store near at Lilac and Interstate 270. When police tried to pull the car over, the suspect took off at a high rate of speed.

The pursuit ended with the 17-year crashing into a building. He was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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