Teen Steals Birmingham Transit Bus, Police Chase Ensues: Report

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A teenager stole a small Birmingham MAX Transit bus and led police on a chase through residential neighborhoods Sunday morning, a local media outlet reported.

Videos posted online show two police SUVs pursuing the bus down residential streets in the city's Kingston section.

WVTM-TV reported the teen had escaped from a juvenile detention facility before stealing a bus and smashing into two police vehicles during the chase.

The driver ran over spike strips and got out of the vehicle near 44th Street and 9th Avenue North, the tv station reported. Police were still looking for him.

You can watch two of the videos below. (Warning: They do contain graphic language.)

No one answered a number listed for the police department's public information officer Sunday afternoon.

BREAKING: BHM Police say 15-yr-old escaped from a juvenile detention center and stole a MAX bus as his getaway vehicle. The claim he rammed multiple police cars. He is now still on the run. #WVTM13
— Jon Paepcke (@JonWVTM13) June 3, 2018

Somebody’s child stole the Max Transit Bus this morning and Bham Police chasing him through the neighborhood pic.twitter.com/XqG4laAEvJ
— Rent ‘Em Spoons (@ThickHERbell) June 3, 2018

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