The drama unfolded when police were called to Glendevon Place, in Vauxhall, at 2am and found a stolen vehicle which had been missing since Sunday night.
As officers waited for a tow truck to arrive, a second vehicle pulled up to the property, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said.
The vehicle was a stolen Nissan Tiida, that was also stolen, with two people inside,
One of the occupants got out of the Tiida and approached the other vehicle but after noticing police at the scene retreated to the car.
Police attempted to block the Tiida from fleeing but it struck the police car, incapacitating it, Snr Sgt Bond said.
As police searched the area, a Toyota Corolla was spotted travelling with same Nissan Tiida.
Police attempted to stop the Corolla, as it had appeared to be racing with the Tiida, but it failed to stop and accelerated along Prince Albert Rd.
Police lost sight of it as it turned onto Bay View Rd onto Anderson’s Bay Rd where the Corolla began driving on the wrong side of the road.
The Corolla was driving dangerously so police abandoned the pursuit.
Police resumed their search for the two vehicles and found the Nissan Tiida again, this time on Larnach Rd.
The Tiida took off, failing to stop.
Members of the public reported it fled onto Marne St onto Musselburgh Ris travelling at high speeds, Snr Sgt Bond said.
Later that morning, at 2.55am, Snr Sgt Bond said police responded to an alarm activation at Vapourium, on London St.
Two males had smashed into the building and stolen a number of vape products.
CCTV footage showed one male leap onto the counter while the other snatched a handful of vapes from behind the counter, scattering many across the floor.
As police investigated the incident, Snr Sgt Bond said the Tiida and the Corolla were reportedly seen in the vape store’s vicinity.
This morning, police were making inquiries into the Corolla which is believed to be stolen.
The Nissan Tiida that pulled up at Glendevon Place is believed to have been stolen from Coast Rd and had yet to be found, he said.
Snr Sgt Bond said police had been successful dealing incidents of stolen vehicle in the past.
‘‘We’ve been successful previously in identifying the individuals involved and putting them before the courts.
‘‘The number of people that would be involved in this sort of offending would be small.’’
‘‘We are confident that so far and historically we’ve been able to hold these people to account,’’ Snr Sgt Bond said.
