Aggravated Assault – 2800 Block of Countryside Dr.
Turlock Police Department along with Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force units (StanCATT) responded to the Home Depot parking lot (1237 hours) after receiving a call about a vehicle located in the parking lot that had been stolen from Stockton. The reporting party described the suspect and told dispatchers that he had entered Home Depot. TPD and StanCATT units set up a perimeter and waited for the suspect to come out. Shortly after, a TPD unit saw the suspect running out of the store carrying store merchandise, which was later determined to have been stolen. The suspect loaded the merchandise in the stolen vehicle, got in, and fled. As the suspect attempted to flee, two officers took evasive maneuvers to avoid being hit by the fleeing vehicle.
TPD officers pursued the suspect vehicle through town and northbound Highway 99. The pursuit was relinquished to California Highway Patrol units as the pursuit continued northbound Highway 99. The pursuit eventually came to a stop after the vehicle lost control and rolled over near the off-ramp of Highway 120 and Union Road in Manteca.
The driver, 36-year-old Louie Daniel Romero Sr., was taken into custody for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property, auto theft, and felony evading.
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Turlock Police Department, CA
244 North Broadway
Turlock, CA 95380
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