Ann Arbor police shot out a tire to stop a stolen van being driven by a 34-year-old man who was later arrested Tuesday night in Ann Arbor.
Police said the man drove the van into a porch and garage on Springbrook before it came to a halt.
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"The care worker had exited the van and was putting the wheelchair ramp down when he heard the doors lock," Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said in a release. "The 34-year-old ... drove the vehicle away, with the caregiver hanging on to the side-view mirror trying to stop him."
Officers on patrol at the time saw the van heading east on Eisenhower with no lights on as the caregiver clung to the driver's side mirror, Bush said.
The caregiver was able to step away from the vehicle as police attempted to pull it over.
The 34-year-old did not remain stopped, however. He fled in the van and struck five vehicles on a side street with it before stopping on the front lawn of a residence in the 3200 block of Springbrook, Bush said.
As officers approached the van, the 34-year-old backed it up and rammed the patrol car, police said.
An officer then shot out one of the van's tires to stop it. The man then drove the van into a porch and garage before it came to a halt.
The driver then continued to resist arrest, Bush said. He was taken into custody and taken to University of Michigan Hospital with minor injuries.
The caregiver and an officer also suffered minor injuries.
No one was injured in the residence, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.