An idling car stolen from a Tim Hortons parking lot was in a crash about 10 minutes later, and the driver ran, but responding police officers arrested a suspect nearby.

Police say a 52-year-old Barrie man left the car running in the parking lot at Ebenezer Road and Highway 50 when he went in to get a coffee just before 10 a.m. Dec. 13.

The car was stolen, but responding officers were on the scene quickly and tried to pull it over. It collided with another vehicle at The Gore and Ebenezer Road, just after 10 a.m.

Police chased the suspect and a man was arrested nearby.