By Sidney Police Department
At approximately 1 a.m. this morning, the Sidney Police Department received an agency assist request from the Nebraska State Patrol.
The State Patrol was involved in a single vehicle pursuit and was requesting the use of a tire deflation device by the Sidney Police Department.
As the vehicle entered city limits the vehicle lost control and crashed into a field prior to the use of the tire deflation device. The vehicle crash causing a sizable grass fire.
The Nebraska State Patrol and the Sidney Police Department quickly took three individuals into custody and requested assistance from the Sidney Fire Department to control the fire.
The Nebraska State Patrol is currently leading the investigation.