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Teen leads police on chase following home invasion

Teen wanted on a Canada-wide warrant arrested following home invasion, police chase south of Saskatoon. File / Global News

A teen has been arrested following a home invasion and chase south of Saskatoon early Friday morning. Mounties were first called to investigate a number of break and enters to homes in the Dundurn area.

Mounties called in the Saskatoon police air support unit to help them track the suspects who were driving a black Dodge Journey and a white Ford pickup truck, which had been stolen in Saskatoon.

The drivers sped off when Mounties tried to stop the vehicles, leading to a chase.

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The pickup truck got away but police were able to disable the Dodge Journey using spike belts. The driver then fled on foot towards Dundurn.

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The air support unit tracked the driver as he fled towards Dundurn, where he broke into a house and stole a vehicle.

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He then led police on a chase up Highway 11 towards Saskatoon.

Saskatoon police officers deployed stop sticks near the overpass of highways 11 and 16, disabling the vehicle. They arrested a 16-year-old.

He is facing a number of charges including break and enter, home invasion, theft of a motor vehicle, driving while prohibited and failing to stop for police. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large.

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