Crime & Safety
Driver Leads Officers On Chase Through Petaluma: PD
Following a high-risk traffic stop on U.S. Highway 101, the driver was arrested on multiple charges, including drug possession, police said.
PETALUMA, CA — A suspect who spun a doughnut with his truck in front of Petaluma police and then led them on a chase was arrested Saturday morning, authorities said. William Calderon, 29, of Petaluma was taken into custody on suspicion of evading police, reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance.
An officer first noticed Calderon driving a small truck without its headlights on, at 2:14 a.m. in the area of Washington and Keller streets, according to police.
The officer pulled up behind the truck with emergency lights on and the truck stopped at a red light at the intersection of Washington and Kentucky streets, according to police.
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When the light turned green, however, the suspect's vehicle spun a doughnut in front of the officer and then headed eastbound on Washington Street.
The officer pursued the truck eastbound on Washington, then southbound on Lakeville Street. Calderon finally yielded on southbound U.S. Highway 101, police said.
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Officers conducted a high-risk stop, ordering the Calderon out of the vehicle, but he refused to get out of the car for several minutes, police said.
When he finally got out of the truck, Calderon was arrested without incident.
A small amount of suspected methamphetamine was found in Calderon's wallet, according to police. Inside his vehicle, police found a pellet gun that resembled a .40-caliber Smith and Wesson M&P Pro handgun.
Calderon was booked into the Sonoma County Jail.
By Bay City News Service
Photos courtesy Petaluma Police Department
