PORTLAND, Maine (NEWSnet/AP) — A man in Maine stole a police cruiser on Monday before crashing it, exchanging gunfire with police and stealing another vehicle.

Police said the man was being transported to a jail by Paris police when he was able to steal a police cruiser while handcuffed. He then crashed it on Route 117 in Paris, about 50 miles north of Portland, police said.

Officers confronted the man and gunfire was exchanged, authorities said. The man was struck, but fled the scene and stole an Oxford County Sheriff’s Office police car, which he crashed, police said. He was arrested and faces numerous charges.

There were multiple reports of roads closures in the area. A driver captured video of a man in handcuffs appearing to steal the police cruiser.

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