NYPD vehicle crashes in Brooklyn amid search for suspects

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A search for suspects underway after a police car crashed in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

It happened just before 6 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of East 96th Street and Church Avenue.

Video from NewsCopter 7 showed multiple police units on the scene.

Eyewitness News has learned police were looking for a suspect who stole an ATM from a business on Halsey Street when the crash happened.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

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