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Pursuit of teen ends outside market &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Suspect fought with his cousin, parked a stolen car in Drifton, and led
cops on chase to Turkey &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hill Minit Market, police sayFrom staff and wire reports &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 HAZLE TWP. -- A 17-year-old male was arrested early Thursday outside a
Turkey Hill Minit Market at Route 940 and 28th Street after holding police at
bay for an hour and a half with a rifle. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The boy, whose name was withheld because of his age, was charged with
aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, theft and receiving stolen
property, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The bare-chested youth was tackled by police about 3:30 a.m. behind the
convenience store after pointing a .308-caliber Savage rifle to his chin and
at police and smashing the store's front door in an attempt to gain entry. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Butler Township patrolman Brian Sabatini hurt his right knee when he tried
to help a state trooper apprehend the boy. Sabatini, 25, was treated at
Hazleton General Hospital. He will be on sick leave for several days, a
township spokeswoman said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The incident apparently began as a fight between the boy and his cousin,
also 17, at a home in Drifton, said state police Lt. Robert Bartal. The boy
left the house on foot, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police began their pursuit of the teen after he parked a stolen car in
Drifton, which Turkey Hill store manager Charles Graaf estimates is about two
or three miles away from his store. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 While en route to the store, the teen smashed several car windows, police
said. The boy repeatedly told officers to leave him alone. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A few minutes before the youth arrived at the Turkey Hill, police called
and told the store's clerk, Joe Holly, 22, to lock the door, Graaf said.
During the standoff, Graaf estimated about 50 police officers were outside the
store. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The boy was taken into custody by state troopers with assistance by police
officers from Butler Township, Wright Township, Fairview Township, White
Haven, Freeland, Weatherly, West Hazleton and Hazleton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The investigation is continuing, state police criminal investigator John
Mauro said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The boy was in the Luzerne County Juvenile Detention Center in Wilkes-Barre
pending a hearing in juvenile court. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 AP PHOTO &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police carry an unidentified 17-year-old from a state-police car after the
armed teen held police at bay for an hour and a half in Hazle Township early
Thursday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pursuit Of Teen Ends Outside Market 
Suspect Fought With His Cousin, Parked A Stolen 
Car In Drifton, And Led Cops On Chase To Turkey 
Hill Minit Market, Police 
Say.

Pursuit Of Teen Ends Outside Market Suspect Fought With His Cousin, Parked A Stolen Car In Drifton, And Led Cops On Chase To Turkey Hill Minit Market, Police Say.