Update: Suspect located after SWAT team called to North Sacramento following chase
Police officers and a SWAT team on Tuesday searched a North Sacramento neighborhood and found a suspect involved in a vehicle chase before he crashed and ran away.
The incident began about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when officers tried to pull over a vehicle, said Officer Karl Chan, a spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department.
Chan said the driver, and the only person in the vehicle, refused to stop. A short vehicle pursuit ensued, before officers lost sight of the vehicle.
Officers in a police helicopter spotted the suspect vehicle in the area of Del Paso and Arcade boulevards, Chan said. The suspect vehicle crashed into a utility pole and ran from the vehicle.
Chan said officers set-up a perimeter around the area as they searched for the suspect. He said, based on information at the time, officers believed the suspect may possibly be armed with a gun, so SWAT team officers were called to safely search the area.
About 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, police found the suspect and took him into custody without further incident, Chan said.
The suspect’s name and his charges were not immediately available Tuesday night. Officers were still at the scene about 7:30 p.m. conducting an investigation.
This story was originally published October 13, 2020 at 6:57 PM.
