Seven teens are facing criminal charges after officers were led on early morning chases involving stolen vehicles through several Massachusetts communities on Saturday.

A Norwood police officer who was monitoring traffic around 2 a.m. on Route 1 spotted tow vehicles leave a nearby gas station and make illegal U-turns before leaving the area, according to Norwood police.

When the officer activated his emergency lights, both vehicles fled at a high rate of speed.

Another officer who was further up Route 1 caught up to the vehicles and broadcast a license plate, which came back to an Infiniti SUV that was stolen. The other vehicle, a red Lincoln, was soon confirmed to have been stolen in Norwood.

Both vehicles were pursued into Westwood and then Dedham, where Dedham police took over the c

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