Two in custody after Jefferson City vehicle chase

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Communications Center received a call around 3:30 p.m. Sunday reporting four females left Dunham's Department store with unpaid items.

The caller was able to provide a vehicle description as well as a license plate number.

Police later attempted to stop a vehicle that matched the description around the 1200 block of Highway 50.

The driver continued eastbound on Highway 50 at nearly 60 miles per hour.

In the 500 block of Missouri Boulevard, the driver began skidding and hit a curb.

All four females inside the vehicle were taken into custody.

Two of the females were adults, and were transported to the police department for interviews. The two juvenile females were transported to the Juvenile Attention Center for processing.

The merchandise recovered from inside the vehicle was valued as approximately $1,000.

The two adult females were transported to the Cole County Jail.

There were no injuries reported.

Names of those involved in the incident have not been released.