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1 arrested when stolen car spotted, pursued, police say

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was arrested Saturday after officers were notified of a license plate reader hit on a stolen vehicle on Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte.

After the driver refused to pull over, officers pursued him to The Plaza.

Police said the driver crashed into a tree at Holt Street and Matheson Avenue and a passenger jumped out of the car and ran away.

(Video courtesy of Adam Rogers)

Police said the car was stolen during an armed robbery on Wednesday.