OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A vehicle and trailer reported stolen by a landscaping business on Thursday hit an OPD cruiser and crashed into the porch of a home in the Midtown area.

The Omaha Police vehicle was hit near 36th and Leavenworth streets before the driver ran into the porch of the house located near 36th and Jones streets.

The crash, which tipped the vehicle on its side, was reported at about 11:45 a.m. Thursday.

First Alert 6 also saw power poles down at the scene, and a man being detained by police.

Four people were in the house when the crash happened. One of them told First Alert 6 that they saw a man running away from the scene after the crash happened.

“I heard a big noise, boom,” he said.

They can still occupy the house, with the exception of the porch that was hit by the

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