SD Police Chase Ends In Arrest Of Felon Linked To Commercial Burglary Spree

SAN DIEGO, CA — A burglary suspect was taken into custody early Sunday following a pursuit that ended with the recovery of a loaded illegal ghost gun, narcotics packaged for sale and stolen property tied to multiple commercial burglaries in Sorrento Valley, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Police said the arrest followed several weeks of investigative work by detectives, who used automated license plate recognition technology to identify a vehicle connected to a series of recent commercial burglaries in the area.

Officers on patrol in Sorrento Valley located the vehicle early Sunday morning and attempted a traffic stop, police said. Police said the driver failed to stop, crashed the vehicle and fled on foot. The suspect was later apprehended in the Carmel Valley area, authorities said.

Inside the vehicle, officers recovered property believed to be linked to the burglaries, a large quantity of narcotics packaged for sale and a loaded AR-15-style ghost gun equipped with a suppressor, police said.

Authorities said the suspect is a convicted felon and was out on bail at the time of the arrest. No additional suspect information was immediately released.

Police said the arrest removed illegal drugs and a dangerous firearm from the street and stopped a suspect believed to be responsible for multiple burglaries targeting the community.