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Stolen car recovered in Chula Vista with two pit bulls inside

Two pit bulls were rescued from a stolen car after Chula Vista police spotted the vehicle in the area Saturday afternoon.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Two pit bulls were rescued from a stolen car after Chula Vista police spotted the vehicle Saturday afternoon.

National City police officers spotted a reportedly stolen vehicle around 11:30 a.m. They attempted to pull the car over, but the suspect allegedly fled at a high rate of speed, evading officers. 

Authorities issued a citywide "Be on the lookout" after officers could not locate the suspect and the vehicle with air support from San Diego Sherriff's Department.

Chula Vista police dispatchers received a call around 5:15 p.m. that a suspicious car with a man and two dogs were sitting in a residential driveway, according to a witness who spoke with officers.

Officers responded to the reported address to investigate the report when the suspect took off again from officers.

The suspect was eventually stopped on E Street in Chula Vista near the Eucalyptus Grove Apartments in the 60th block of East Flower Street.

Video from OnScene.TV showed a man in custody sitting in the back of a police cruiser while an officer with Chula Vista Animal Control worked to bring two pit bulls safely into custody.

The suspect was booked into jail on charges related to possessing a stolen vehicle, Chula Vista police told CBS 8.

No injuries were reported.

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