( CNN ) -- A police chase through central Dallas , Texas , ended on the runways of Love Field after a man driving a stolen pickup truck crashed through the airport 's gates Thursday afternoon , officials said . Police had tried to stop the truck on a nearby street after they realized it was taken during an aggravated robbery in Fort Worth , Texas , on Wednesday , Dallas police said in a statement . The driver refused to stop and the chase began shortly after 2:30 p.m . The man drove the silver Chevrolet through an airport gate and down one runway , drove across the taxiway to another and back in the opposite direction . `` Air traffic was suspended on that runway , however there were several plane [ s ] at the opposite end of the runway that the suspect began driving towards , '' the statement said . `` Supervisors monitoring the pursuit made the decision to terminate the pursuit by whatever means necessary so as to preserve the safety of the occupants of the planes . Officers were able to strike the suspect vehicle with their police car , causing it to spin out and ultimately come to a stop . The suspect was taken into custody shortly after that . '' A knife believed to have been used in the Fort Worth robbery was recovered in the truck , police said . The suspect was identified as Michael Laurence Brown , 46 . Police said the suspect may be linked to other crimes . Charges in the airport incident will follow an initial investigation , police said . `` Although all major incidents such as this are reviewed to ensure all proper procedures were followed , it appears all the officers involved did an outstanding job to bring a dangerous pursuit to a safe end while getting a violent criminal off the streets , '' according to the police statement . Four commercial carriers and several general aviation companies use the airport , located just north of downtown Dallas . The chase shut down operations for about 10 minutes , forcing one arriving aircraft to delay its landing and holding departing planes on the ground , FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said .
Airport : Police were worried Chase would try to drive into planes . Chase crashes through gates in Texas car chase . Chase drives down Love Field for about 10 minutes .