Two uniformed police officers fired on the stolen truck when it was aimed at one of the officers

Its a pity they missed !

Ron Zeitlinger/The Jersey Journal

Two men in a stolen pickup truck tried to run over at least one Jersey City police officer during a chase this morning from Journal Square to Downtown, authorities said.

The two men were apprehended after they crashed the Dodge truck that was stolen from Saint Pauls Avenue early this morning. Their names and the charges they are facing have not been released by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office yet.

During the pursuit the two men struck a marked police cruiser head-on in front of 269 Bright St., Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Gene Rubino said. Two uniformed police officers fired on the stolen truck when it was aimed at one of the officers, Rubino said, noting that no one was struck by any of the shots.

Rubino said that the preliminary investigation shows that the officers' actions were reasonable, and he noted the probe is continuing. investigation. The Prosecutor's Office becomes involved in an investigation any time an officer's weapon is fired, Rubino said.

The truck was stolen from Saint Pauls Avenue between Kennedy Boulevard and State Highway, Rubino said. At 3:30 a.m., police attempted to pull over the truck at Sip and Tonnelle avenues, but the driver fled, leading police on a chase Downtown.

The truck crashed near Gateway Field on Merseles Street and the two men were arrested. One the men complained of pain and was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center.