A high-speed chase that started at Ames High School and ended at the corner of Mortensen Road and South Dakota Avenue Saturday night resulted in the arrest of two male juveniles.

One of the male juveniles is charged with second-degree theft, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and several traffic charges, according to a press release from the Ames Police. The other is charged with second-degree theft.

After receiving a report of a stolen vehicle Saturday night, officers observed the vehicle being driven near Ames High School, according to the press release. The driver of the vehicle began to speed away after the officer began following it.

After a vehicle chase through mostly nonresidential areas, the car pulled over at the off-ramp of U.S. Highway 30 and South Dakota Avenue, and the males ran into a wooded area on the corner of South Dakota Avenue and Mortensen Road.

A female juvenile was apprehended in the vehicle and was released to her parents with no charges, according to the press release.

Officers and K9 units responded and both males were apprehended.

Ames Police are not releasing the names of the juveniles and the owner of the stolen car at this time.

Sgt. Geoff Huff, Ames Police, said there are about two stolen vehicle reports each week in the Ames area.

“Normally we don’t recover [the cars] this way. We don’t get involved in a pursuit to get them back,” he said.

“Normally, they’re found somewhere, whether they’re in Ames or somewhere else. Someone comes across them, runs the plate and finds that they’re stolen.”

Huff said the perpetrators of the crime are usually long gone by the time a stolen vehicle is recovered.

The Ames Police, ISU Police, Story County Sheriff’s Office, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Boone Police and Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.

“When something like this happens it’s not unusual to have a number of units involved,” Huff said.

“Even the state patrol are sometimes in the area.”

Huff said it is unclear what will happen next for the two male juveniles

“Typically, [juveniles] are taken somewhere to be held until they have an initial appearance just like an adult would have,” he said.

“They can be referred as juveniles or charged as adults depending on their age. It’s hard to say before they’ve gone before a judge.”