Three boys in custody after police chase involving vehicle stolen at gunpoint

Large police presence at East Main and Ohio streets

Large police presence at East Main and Ohio streets

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three teenage boys have been taken into custody Friday afternoon in the aftermath of a police chase involving a vehicle believed to have been stolen at gunpoint Thursday.

Rochester Police said the vehicle took off when officers tried to stop it, after an officer spotted it shortly after 4 p.m. The pursuit ended at the area of East Main and Ohio streets, and the three were taken into custody. Police said the vehicle was the same one taken in July 4 robbery.

The investigation is ongoing, and potential charges are yet to be determined, police say.