PORTLAND, OR : 2 police officers, 2 suspects injured in crash in Southeast Portland on Friday, 6th October 2023

Two Portland police officers and two burglary suspects were injured in a crash early Friday morning in Southeast Portland.

Officers responded to a burglary at a book store near Southeast Powell Boulevard and Southeast 164th Avenue around 3 a.m. The police officers saw the suspect's vehicle leave the area and they tried to stop it, Portland police said, but the driver didn't pull over. Police didn't chase the vehicle because of policy restrictions. At 3:15 a.m., the suspect's car hit a police vehicle at Southeast 111th Avenue and Southeast Holgate Boulevard.

The two suspects, a man and a woman, were injured and taken to the hospital. The woman was seriously hurt and the man's injuries are life-threatening, Portland police said. Their car, a 2016 Kia Optima, was reported stolen from a driveway in Southeast Portland on Oct. 5, according to Portland police.

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