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Car Crashes into Bret Harte Elementary After Police Chase

By Sam Cholke | April 25, 2014 2:53pm | Updated on April 28, 2014 8:23am
 Three men are in custody after crashing their car into the fence in front of Bret Harte Elementary while being pursued by police.
Three men are in custody after crashing their car into the fence in front of Bret Harte Elementary while being pursued by police.
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HYDE PARK — Three men are in custody after the car they were in crashed into a fence in front of Bret Harte Elementary School following a police chase, officials said.

According to police, officers responding to a report of gunshots at 4:15 p.m. Thursday on the 5700 block of South Cornell Ave. spotted a car leaving the scene on East Marquette.

The driver did not stop when police caught up to the car. The driver led officers on a chase into Hyde Park, where the driver crashed the car into a fence in front of Bret Harte, 1556 E. 56th St., according to police.

Police arrested the three men in the car, who were awaiting charges as of 2 p.m. Friday. Police declined to provide a description of the men.