The chase began after Roanoke Rapids police received a shoplifting call from Walmart around 2:30 p.m.

Officer Josh Langley responded and observed a vehicle on Fourth Street and followed it, attempting to stop it on Old Farm Road.

The driver of the vehicle, Joseph Price, 57, of Littleton, reportedly ignored the blue light and siren and sped off, leading the police department on a chase that went all the way through Highway 4 in the Airlie area and ended on AgriJohn Road.

The state Highway Patrol reported Roanoke Rapids requested assistance, and that multiple units caught up with them on Airlie Road. The highway patrol deployed stop sticks on AgriJohn Road, and reported the tires of the vehicle deflating. The vehicle struck a mailbox in an attempt to miss the stop sticks.

The vehicle continued south for about a half-mile as Roanoke Rapids police used a rolling road block to force it off the road and into the woods. The vehicle struck a tree, and Price and a man later identified as Joseph Walker, 24, of Manson, fled from the vehicle.

Roanoke Rapids police said Langley and Officer Gorton Williams apprehended the men after a foot chase.

Roanoke Rapids police charged Price with resist, delay and obstruct; fail to heed blue light and siren; two counts of fail to stop for a stop sign; one count of flee to elude arrest; one count of reckless driving to endanger; two counts of speeding; one count of possession of stolen goods; one count aid and abet larceny and one count of driving the wrong way on a dual lane.

Price was jailed on $20,000 bond and has a May 14 court date.

Walker was charged with one count of resist a public officer and one count of larceny. He was jailed on $10,000 bond and assigned the same court date as Price.

Stolen in the reported shoplifting was the following:

• An 18-volt drill

• A ratchet set

• A Black and Decker combo kit

• A Skil saw

• A lithium battery kit