Police pursuit after attempted burglary ends in crash in Golden Valley, 2 arrested

Two people were arrested Thursday morning after an attempted burglary in Bloomington, Minnesota, ended in a crash and a foot chase in Golden Valley, police say.

According to Bloomington police, officers were called to the 100 block of 97th Street around 7:20 a.m. on a report of a stolen vehicle. While they were heading to the scene, a separate caller reported that a man was trying to get into a residence.

Officers found the stolen vehicle but the driver didn't stop, police say. Police started a pursuit, but the driver crashed into another car near 98th Street and Lyndale Avenue. He then jumped into a second, affiliated stolen vehicle.

Police pursued the second car, a black SUV, until it crashed and lost control near Interstate 394 and Highway 100. Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic cameras captured two people getting out of the SUV and sprinting across the highway. A police officer and a K-9 officer followed them.

Jeffrey Held, who lives in the area, said he heard tires squealing and looked out his window. He then saw a man swimming in his pond, who was taken into custody as soon as he got out of the water.

"He was doing the backstroke but he was extremely tired by the time he got to the opposite shore there, and the police were waiting for him at that point, so he surrendered," Held said.

Both suspects — a 27-year-old man and 20 year-old man who are both from Minneapolis — were taken into custody. They were transported to the hospital to treat their injuries.

The incident is under investigation.