A van belonging to Pedego Electric Bike was stolen overnight and the driver led several police agencies on a chase through Portland. Photo courtesy of Glen Soucie

A Portland woman driving a stolen van was arrested Thursday after leading several law enforcement agencies on a pursuit that stretched from Portland to Freeport and back again, Yarmouth police said.

The van was stolen from the Pedego Electric Bike store on Fox Street in Portland overnight Wednesday, said Tina Soucie, one of the shop’s owners.

She said her husband reported the missing van to Portland police Thursday morning and by afternoon, their van was the subject of several social media posts as people spotted it driving around town and posted videos and photos showing several police vehicles trailing behind it with lights and sirens.

Yarmouth police were told about the van shortly before 12:40 p.m., and officers spotted it shortly after 1:30 p.m. driving north on Route 1, the department said in a written statement Thursday evening. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the van fled, driving the wrong way on an off-ramp, the department said.

The driver, a 33-year-old Portland woman, stopped the van briefly near Exit 17 on Interstate 295, where police attempted to take her into custody.

“The suspect then intentionally drove into the back of the police cruiser, nearly striking the officer, and fled,” the department wrote. “Due to this, a pursuit was initiated.”

Yarmouth police chased the driver along Route 1 into Freeport, before it got back on I-295 toward Portland, the department said. Once in Portland, she struck a second Yarmouth police cruiser, police said.

The van finally stopped on the railroad tracks behind 58 Fore St., where the driver was arrested, Yarmouth police said. Two officers sustained minor injuries during the arrest, and the police vehicles that were struck remain operational, the department said.

The driver was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, operating after suspension, and unauthorized use of property, among other violations, police said. The investigation is ongoing, and police may bring additional charges.

The Freeport and Portland police departments both deferred all questions to Yarmouth police.

Soucie said keys to the van were stolen about three months ago when the store was broken into and she thinks the driver may have been the same person. She’s thankful for the people on social media who helped locate the van.

“I was hesitant about putting something out,” Soucie said. “I’m so glad I did, because these people are your eyes and your ears.”

According to videos posted online, there were at least eight marked and unmarked police cruisers involved in the chase at one point.

According to Portland Police Department policy, there can be no more than two units engaged in a pursuit and unmarked vehicles are not allowed, unless approved by a supervisor. That does not apply to outside agencies that come into the city, however, a Portland police spokesperson clarified Friday morning, adding that no city officers were involved in the pursuit.

This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. April 11 to correct information about Portland police pursuit policy.