Two arrested after Woodland police chase. One suspect tried an unusual hiding place
Officers arrested two fleeing suspects Sunday morning in Woodland, police said, one of whom was found hiding in a residential garbage can.
The incident began with an attempted traffic stop about 10 a.m. for a vehicle with no license plates near West El Dorado Drive and Ashley Avenue, the Woodland Police Department said in a social media post.
Authorities said the male passenger, who then fled on foot, was ultimately found inside a garbage can on the side of a residence on West El Dorado Drive. Police said they also found a stolen Glock handgun in the backyard of the same residence.
The driver fled in the vehicle, a BMW, but was stopped a short time later at a nearby intersection close to Gibson Elementary School, according to the post.
Police arrested the passenger for possession of a stolen firearm and high-capacity magazines, as well as resisting a peace officer. The department’s Facebook post included a photo showing the gun with three magazines, one of them extended, on top of a plastic Walmart bag.
The driver was arrested for warrants and fleeing a peace officer, authorities said.
Neither suspect was identified in the Facebook post.
