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A California Freeway Patrol officer takes Alexandria Luevanos, 41, into custody Thursday in Scotts Valley. (CHP Santa Cruz — Contributed)
SCOTTS VALLEY — The California Freeway Patrol on Thursday morning detained a 41-year-old Berkeley girl believed to be concerned in a police pursuit and shootout earlier this week.
Officers responded to a resident’s report shortly earlier than 11:30 a.m. of a red-haired girl in a pink sweater seen strolling on Bethany Drive and looking out misplaced, “like she doesn’t know the place she’s going,” in line with police dispatch audio. The lady was arrested quickly after, in line with the CHP.
She is suspected of driving the GMC Yukon that led CHP officers on a freeway chase Wednesday evening into the town of Scotts Valley. Police found the GMC deserted that evening on Tabor Drive, not removed from the place she was arrested.
On Wednesday, police arrested a 40-year-old Lathrop man on suspicion that he was the passenger through the pursuit and shot at pursuing CHP items. He was arrested after officers noticed him strolling on the facet of Freeway 17 close to Laurel Highway, and a associated firearm was later recovered from the world, in line with the CHP.
The person remained held with out bail Thursday in Santa Cruz County Jail on 10 felony prices and quite a few particular enhancements, together with two felony counts every of tried homicide and assault on a peace officer. He is also accused of being a felon in possession of each a firearm and ammunition, use of a managed substance whereas armed and taking pictures at an inhabited dwelling, possession of an assault weapon and police evasion.