(La Porte, IN) - A police chase went from Michigan City to the city of La Porte yesterday.  The pursuit ended near Stone Lake when the tires on the fleeing vehicle were flattened by police with stop sticks.

The chase went by the home of former La Porte mayor Leigh Morris, who lives on North Lake Shore Drive.  Morris said he his wife Marcia just returned from church when they heard the pursuit approaching then race by their residence.  "Ten police cars were right behind them,” he said.  Morris said the chase ended just a few hundred feet later when the vehicle came to a stop.

La Porte County Police said the pursuit happened after the theft of items from Meijer.  The vehicle was found to be stolen from St. Joseph County.

Police said drugs and paraphernalia were also located in the vehicle.  The driver and passengers, both females, were charged, police said.

The name of the driver and other details have not been released because of the ongoing investigation, police said.