A man was arrested Tuesday in Inver Grove Heights after leading police on a chase that snaked more than 20 miles through the Twin Cities, officials say.
A 911 caller reported shortly before 2 p.m. that a man had forced a woman into a maroon Jeep in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Northeast Minneapolis, said Sgt. Catherine Michal, a Minneapolis police spokeswoman.
When officers located the Jeep about 15 minutes later at Taylor Street and 30th Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis, they attempted to pull the vehicle over but it sped off, Michal said.
Police pursued the Jeep south through Minneapolis and onto Interstate 94, where the chase continued east for several miles before the Jeep exited onto southbound U.S. 52. A state trooper forced the Jeep off the highway at 80th Street in Inver Grove Heights, causing the vehicle to roll before coming to rest, Michal said.
The driver and the woman in the Jeep both suffered minor injuries; the driver was taken into custody, Michal said, adding that the Jeep had been reported stolen in North Dakota.
Investigators are working to determine whether the man had kidnapped the woman.