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Dramatic police pursuit in Calgary’s northeast Monday results in arrest

WATCH ABOVE: Global 1 was over a dramatic police pursuit in Calgary's northeast on Monday. – Dec 17, 2018

A person is in custody following a dramatic police pursuit in Calgary’s northeast Monday morning.

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Police said they were called to a report of an assault involving mace at around 7:30 a.m. in the 500-block of Aboyne Crescent N.E.

When officers arrived at the home, a vehicle fled the scene and drove over a boulevard, resulting in the car blowing out a tire.

Police said the car drove dangerously throughout northeast Calgary and out to Chestermere, before returning to the city.

Video captured around 7:55 a.m. from our Global 1 helicopter showed several police vehicles chasing a grey Nissan vehicle.

WATCH: A dramatic, dangerous scene played out on the eastern edge of Calgary Monday morning. The Global News helicopter captured exclusive video of a rare police pursuit, involving dozens of officers. Sarah Offin takes us through what happened, and what prompted the massive response.

Video from the scene showed the vehicle crashing at the corner 26 Avenue and 66 Street N.E. shortly before 8 a.m.

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Police then moved in and took a person into custody.

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The Nissan can be seen smashing into a parked vehicle about a block away from where it came to a stop.

A woman who identified herself as that vehicle’s owner said she heard the fleeing vehicle strike hers, and came outside to later witness the arrest.

“I heard the sound when he hit the car. So I came from the garage to see the damage and I saw police catch him,” said the vehicle owner.

WATCH BELOW: Dramatic police pursuit comes to an end in Northeast Calgary Monday

Vic Sharma has lived in the area for 14 years.

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“[It] was like a shock, because I have never seen so many police cars in my whole life,” Sharma said. “It was like, 10 to 14 cars.”

Police said the service’s policy on fleeing vehicles is that a pursuit has to be approved by a duty inspector; it’s not a blanket policy.

With files from Global News’ Sarah Offin

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