Police are searching for suspects in a burglary Monday morning at a Rainbow City jewelry store that led to a chase into Calhoun County.

Rainbow City Police Chief Camp Yancey said Riverside Jewelry on Whorton Bend Road near Alabama Highway 77 was burglarized at about 7 a.m. A witness saw the burglars and followed them along Alabama 77 into Southside, while notifying authorities.

Southside police picked up the chase and pursued the vehicle south on Alabama 77. The search continues, roughly between Greensport and the Southside city limits.

Yancey said an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency helicopter is in the air, and armed officers and canine units are walking the roadsides in the area. Officers are using drones to aid in the search.

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office has set up a mobile command unit; their deputies, Etowah County Sheriff’s deputies, Glencoe police and a number of other agencies are involved in the search for at least two suspects, Yancey said.

One person was taken into custody near the search area on Monday afternoon while two other subjects were still eluding officers in the wooded area and are to be considered armed and dangerous. Local residents have been apprised of the situation and asked to keep their doors locked.