Car theft, crash ends in gas leak

HOUSTON Just after noon Thursday, police said they detected a Lojack signal and started looking for a stolen car near Grand Plaza and Ella Boulevard.

The car crashed into a gas meter and an apartment, officers said. Emergency crews evacuated a couple of buildings and shut off the gas as a precaution.

Deputies took two people into custody. They will each face a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

No one was injured during the incident.

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