RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man has been arrested in connection with a chase that led to an hours-long standoff in Raleigh.

Raleigh Police said Wednesday afternoon that officers attempted to detain a person in connection with an earlier assault on an officer in the 400 block of Solar Drive.

As officers approached the person, they ran away and stole a pickup truck, leading officers on a chase. During the chase, police said the person hit another vehicle at Yonkers Road and Raleigh Boulevard.

Authorities said the chase continued and ended on Corporate Drive, where the person ran from the vehicle on foot toward Bashford Road.

No injuries were reported in the crash.

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