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GLENDALE, Calif. - A high-speed police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle ended in a major crash early Thursday morning in Glendale , ejecting at least one person from the car and sending four people to the hospital. Authorities are now investigating whether the suspects are connected to a nearby smoke shop burglary reported minutes earlier.

What we know:

Officials said Glendale Police Department officers attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle shortly after 1:00 a.m. Thursday, following a burglary call at a smoke shop near Glenoaks Boulevard and Highland Avenue. The suspect vehicle fled and led officers on a high-speed pursuit through surface streets.

The chase ended in a violent crash on the 300 block of North Jackson Street, near East Lexington Drive. The vehicle slamm

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