A 40-minute police chase ended when the truck being pursued crashed through zoo exit gates. The truck had been taken from the owner by his teenage son and three friends. Also taken were a 12-gauge shotgun and shotgun shells. During the chase, the driver swerved toward the pursuing police cars and one of the teens in the bed of the truck threw firewood at the squad cars.

Two of the teens were caught at the zoo trying to flee on foot but the driver and another passenger successfully fled, eventually getting into a taxicab.

Now this is where the story doesn't ring true - who gets a taxicab that easily?

Overnight janitorial and animal care staff had been listening to the chase on a police scanner and couldn't believe that the truck was on zoo property because the gates were locked. Well, they've got a point, whoever heard of a truck with keys.

Milwaukee JS Online