Harrison County pursuit ends with crash into police cruiser

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Charges are pending for three people involved in a police chase that began in Clarksburg and ended at the Bridgeport Police Department.

Officials said that the Clarksburg Police Department initiated the pursuit after an alleged shoplifting incident at Kohl’s at the EastPointe Shopping Center in Clarksburg. The alleged shoplifters sped off from the scene, heading east on U.S. 50 toward Bridgeport.

The pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed into a Bridgeport police cruiser in front of the Bridgeport Municipal Complex.

No further information is released at this time.