7 boys, ages 12-15, arrested after police chase in Lake Elmo

Total of 11 teens arrested during 2 different police chases in metro

WOODBURY, Minn. -- Woodbury police say they arrested seven boys aged 12 to 15 after a chase on Saturday afternoon. 

Around 1:37 p.m., police were called to Cabela's at 8400 Hudson Road in Woodbury after employees reported several teens who had been told to leave the store for causing a disturbance returned.

Officers say the teens were associated with a stolen vehicle and were attempting to steal from the store.

The suspects allegedly fled after they spotted a Woodbury patrol car. They headed north into Lake Elmo on County Road 13.

Police stopped the suspect's vehicle using a PIT maneuver approximately two miles north of I-94. Officers say the suspects then ran on foot, resulting in a search involving canine and aerial units.

Residents in the area were notified of the situation and began to call in sightings of the suspects, eventually leading to their arrests.

The situation is still under investigation.

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