LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska State Patrol arrested two people following a pursuit in eastern Nebraska Thursday evening.

According to NSP, troopers were notified of a vehicle traveling westbound on Interstate 80, near mile marker 433 by Gretna, with stolen Illinois license plates at 7:06 p.m.

The Omaha Police Department’s Able-1 helped troopers in finding the vehicle at a rest stop near mile marker 432.

As the trooper attempted to contact those in the vehicle, the motorist drove away, heading westbound on I-80, NSP said. The Omaha Police Department’s Able-1 took over the pursuit from the air, and the trooper on the ground discontinued.

Pilots tracked the fleeing vehicle as it exited the interstate onto 238th Street, traveling southbound before re-entering the interstate near mile

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