A Strange Low-Speed Chase Leads to Felony Arrest

Watsonville Police got behind a suspect vehicle in pursuit that never went above 40 mph. A 23-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night after h...

December 21, 2022
8:08 PM

Watsonville Police got behind a suspect vehicle in pursuit that never went above 40 mph. A 23-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night after he led police from multiple agencies on a bizarre low-speed chase around Watsonville and Pajaro. The string of events started around 7:35pm when Watsonville Police got a call regarding a possible carjacking at gunpoint in the McDonald's parking lot in the Overlook Center on Main Street. A short while later, police spotted the Honda Accord being driven by a man up and down Main Street, back to the Target store parking lot where he led police on a slow-speed chase around the lot before fleeing along Main Street, according to Sgt.

Tarmo Hannula