Cruisers damaged during attempted theft of vehicles downtown: Toronto police [Video]

One suspect is in custody and a second is still outstanding after Toronto police say cruisers were damaged while officers attempted to intervene in the theft of two luxury vehicles in an underground parking garage in the city’s downtown core.

In a news release issued Tuesday, police said officers were called to the area of King Street West and Portland Street at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 17 for a report of a vehicle theft in progress.

Police said that two suspects were driving two stolen luxury vehicles in an underground parking garage. When officers attempted to stop the vehicles by blocking the underground exits, the suspects allegedly caused “significant damage to the police cars.”

One suspect was unable to break through the barricade and was arrested at the scene, police said.

The driver of the second vehicle escaped and the stolen car was later located unoccupied a short distance …