At 5:00a.m. this morning Holmdel Police Officers were notified by the Colts Necks Police Department that a black BMW SUV had been stolen from Freehold Township, had just attempted to break into a home in their town near the Highway 34 border.

Holmdel officers began checking that area when they received a call from a township resident that a vehicle matching that description was scene on Chardonnay Drive. While officers searched that area, they received a call from the Middletown Police Department that the same vehicle had passed their officers on West Front Street driving over 100mph.

Our officers then observed the BMW on Everett Road heading towards Route 520. As officers attempted to get behind the BMW, it fled onto Route 520 where it struck a marked Holmdel Police Car and continued to flee from the scene.

The officer was injured at the scene and transported to Bayshore Medical Center for treatment. He has since been released from the hospital and is home.

Officers continued to pursue the vehicle before deploying a tire deflation device on the BMW. The tire deflation device disabled three of the four tires, but the subjects continued to drive the vehicle and got back to Newark before crashing again and fleeing on foot, where officers eventually lost sight of them.

The stolen vehicle was recovered at the scene at transported to Holmdel Police Headquarters to be processed.

If any residents have any surveillance footage matching that vehicle description or an suspicious activity, please contact headquarters.

As always we ask residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity immediately.