The suspects were taken into custody Tuesday morning near Bosque School in Albuquerque; School was on lockdown for a short time

Three people who were in a vehicle that had been reported stolen were arrested by Albuquerque police Tuesday morning after the driver of the vehicle intentionally struck a police vehicle at Coors and Montano when officers attempted to the pull over the stolen vehicle, police spokeswoman Nadine Hamby said.

Hamby said in a news release that the officers were able to apprehend the three people, two males and a female, near Bosque School. She said the school was put on lockdown for a short time while the three people were taken into custody.

The investigation was continuing, but Hamby said the three people are facing several felony charges.

The incident began when Albuquerque officers on routine patrol near Interstate 40 and 98th Street located the vehicle that had been reported stolen in the county earlier Tuesday morning, Hamby said. The officer who was in the police vehicle that was rammed was taken to a hospital to be examined.

8:55am UPDATE: According to KOB-TV, a carjacking was reported around 7:15 this morning when a truck was taken from the Flying J truck stop at Interstate 40 and Unser Boulevard, and following a police pursuit, the truck's driver lost control at Coors and Montano NW shortly before 8 a.m.

KOB-TV's Chopper 4 spotted three people fleeing the truck and running into the bosque not far from Bosque Charter School and later saw police handcuffing three people at the scene, but Albuquerque Police Department spokesman John Walsh would only confirm that "at least one person" was in custody.

One suspect in an early-morning carjacking on the West Side was taken into custody without incident, Albuquerque Police Department spokesman John Walsh told 770 KKOB Radio.

A lockdown ordered for Bosque Charter School during the pursuit has been lifted, according to 770 KKOB Radio's traffic reporter Helen Wheels.

Breaking at 8:05am: APD Chases Carjacking Suspect on West Side: Bosque Charter School on lockdown; suspect fleeing on foot near Montano, Rio Grande.

Albuquerque police are in pursuit of a suspect in a carjacking that occurred near Unser and Interstate 40 shortly before 8 this morning, 770 KKOB Radio is reporting.

The suspected carjacker eluded a spike belt and was believed to have fled on foot into the bosque near Montano and Rio Grande NW, KKOB reported.

Bosque Charter School was placed on lockdown, the station said.