PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters in Portland chased down a man after he stole a firefighter’s personal car from outside a firehouse.
Police said firefighters called them to report the theft while they were following the stolen car, according to KTVB.
The suspect Michael Spillers, Jr., 31, crashed the car into the front porch of a house and then tried to flee. Firefighters chased him on foot and caught him several blocks away, the report said.
Police arrived and arrested him.
He was taken to the Multnomah County Jail.