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Police Capture Suspect Following Car and Foot Chase in West Philadelphia

Police were pursuing a stolen vehicle when the driver got out at Union and Melon streets and then fled on foot through a backyard

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Police captured a suspect who led them on a car and foot chase through Philadelphia Tuesday night.

Police were pursuing a stolen vehicle when the driver got out at Union and Melon streets in the Mantua neighborhood and then fled on foot through a backyard.

SkyForce10 was over the scene as officers took the suspect out of a home and placed him in a police vehicle. They have not yet revealed the suspect's identity.

The incident was one of two police chases to occur in Philadelphia Tuesday night that involved stolen vehicles.

NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal reports on several carjackings and a car theft across Philadelphia Tuesday night as the city continues to struggle with violent car thefts.

There was also a stabbing that occurred during an attempted carjacking near North Hancock and West Huntingdon streets in the West Kensington section of the city. A man was also shot during a carjacking in Feltonville Tuesday night.

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