UPDATED: 12:39 p.m., Sunday:
Lower Makefield Township police Chief Ken Coluzzi said New Jersey State Police were leading the investigation, as the chase is believed to have started with an armed carjacking in the Garden State.
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The chief said it was his initial understanding two people were taken into custody and one was identified but not located.
New Jersey authorities were not immediately available for comment.
Original Story:
A high-speed police chase tore through Lower Bucks County Saturday evening.
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Just past 7 p.m., LevittownNow.com readers reported seeing a red sedan being chased by officers from Falls Township, Morrisville Borough, Lower Makefield Township, and unmarked police vehicles.
Around 8 p.m., readers reported seeing the red car off the highway in the area of the Route 1 and Oxford Valley Road interchange.
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Law enforcement sources said several people fled from the car after it left the highway, and some were captured.
There were conflicting details as of late Saturday night.
Lower Makefield Township police issued a shelter-in-place order, which was lifted by 11 p.m. The order was sent to cell phones by the county dispatch center.
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Officers with rifles were seen along Route 1 and going into the wooded area along the highway. There were a number of marked and unmarked police vehicles at the scene.
A New Jersey State Police helicopter circled over the area during the chase and as police searched from those who fled the vehicle.
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The chase went on Route 1, Lincoln Highway, through the Fallsington section of Falls Township, and into Morrisville Borough, according to sources and reader reports.
A law enforcement official said the pursuit was of a stolen vehicle and a person wanted for a carjacking. The incident started in New Jersey before crossing into Pennsylvania.
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The red sedan was being towed away from Route 1 with a police escort after dark, a reader said.
During the chase, police and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission blocked its bridges so the fleeing vehicle couldn’t escape to Trenton, a source said.
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Several businesses in Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township, and Middletown Township closed due to the shelter-in-place.
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