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Deputies Say Suspect In Stolen Truck Threw Tools At Patrol Cars During Chase

DENVER (CBS4) -- Three people are under arrest after a police chase that started in Adams County and ended in Denver. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office say they tried to stop a stolen truck for a traffic violation near 70th Avenue and York Street at about midnight but the driver wouldn't pull over.

The chase ended Tuesday morning at 4th and Josephine.

Investigators say 24-year-old Dominic Mendoza got out of the truck and started a struggle with a deputy.

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Dominic Mendoza (Adams County Sheriff's Office)

The deputy fired his gun but no one was hurt.

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Deputies believe Nicolas Morgan-Flash was throwing tools at police cars during the chase.

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Nicholas Morgan-Flash (Adams County Sheriff's Office)

Police also arrested a 17-year-old woman who tried to run from the scene.

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