Two men were arrested after they apparently turned on the emergency lights of a marked patrol car they allegedly burglarized at a police substation near the Heights early Thursday morning.

The break-in happened about 4 a.m. at the Houston Police Department store front 1100 N. Durham, said Jodi Silva, an HPD spokeswoman.

Silva said one of the men is expected to be charged with felony evading while the other is facing charges of auto theft, criminal mischief and felon in possession of a firearm. The Chronicle is not publishing their names because charges have not yet been formally filed against them.

Silva said an officer at the store front noticed a squad car had its emergency lights on. The officer went outside, walked over to the car and saw it had been burglarized. The officer also saw the suspects climb into separate get-away cars and flee.

Officers stopped the men after a brief chase and took them into custody, Silva said. A flashlight that had been taken from the car that was burglarized was recovered.

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