The Louisiana State Police have confirmed that a State Police helicopter was searching the neighborhood near Bayou St. John and Orleans Avenue on Monday night around 11 p.m.

Troopers encountered a stolen vehicle while on patrol in New Orleans East late on Monday, July 8, according to a spokesman for Louisiana State Police Troop B.

The officers made an attempt to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled toward Mid-City, initiating a pursuit, police said.

The stolen vehicle was in the Bayou St. John neighborhood when it stopped and multiple suspects left the car and ran into the neighborhood, the spokesman said.

The helicopter aided in the capture of an occupant inside of the vehicle. Additional arrests are forthcoming, State Police said.