ST. LOUIS — In the late hours of Tuesday night, an Uber driver arrived in the 4400 block of Kennerly Avenue to pick up a group of teenagers.

When the teens approached the car, one of them pulled a gun, fired a shot and demanded the driver get out of his vehicle, the driver later told police. The teens then jumped in the car and sped off.

St. Louis police tracked the stolen car and then chased the teens on a miles-long pursuit before they crashed in Bridgeton. All four were arrested.

But police said they couldn't detain them. The teens were released back to their families that night.

Early Thursday morning, police got another call for a carjacking, this time from a Lyft driver.

It appeared to be the same teens, police said.

On Thursday, police officials were frustrated. The problem, s

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