Around 11 p.m. Sunday, Webster police got a call that a man had broken into the Everwood Apartments leasing office on Medical Center Boulevard, started several fires and was holding an axe.
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He was using the axe to vandalize the office, police say.
"He's using the pick-axe to hit on the floor. He's just now raising it up. I can't see what he's trying to swing at," fire responders could be heard saying on an emergency call. "OK, he has it to the side, standing up. Get ready, I think he's going to try to jump out of this window. Watch your crossfire."
When police arrived, the man jumped out of the window and got into a Nassau Bay Fire Department SUV, police say.
That's when the police chase started.
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The suspect dumped the vehicle near a hotel on Mosley off the Gulf Freeway after a short chase and tried to run, but was arrested after a brief foot pursuit.
Webster police have yet to release any information on charges.
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