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Firefighters give chase after captain’s car stolen

Man drove off with car and crashed it into the front porch of a home

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Photo Portland Police Bureau

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.