Police Shots Halt Stolen Car in S.D.
San Diego police shot the tires of a stolen car Thursday when they feared the fleeing vehicle was heading toward a school zone where it would endanger children.
A police spokesman said officers spotted the car downtown at about 8 a.m. and chased it to Hillcrest, where it drove into a cul-de-sac south of Pennsylvania and 7th avenues.
When officers approached, the driver turned the car around and smashed into a patrol car as it fled.
The officers, fearing for the safety of children, shot the tires, Lt. Larry Kenny said. Police arrested the driver and a passenger at 7th and University avenues, Kenney said. A second passenger ran away.
The two men who were arrested were identified only as Mexican citizens who may be part of an auto-theft ring.
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