Tucson man arrested with stolen vehicle, chase ensues

By Xavier Zaragoza
The Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Monday, November 17, 2008 2:18 PM MST


After a high-speed chase through Douglas streets Wednesday afternoon, Douglas police arrested a Tucson man fleeing from them in a stolen truck.


Douglas police and other law enforcement arrested Christopher Moreno of Tucson in Douglas Wednesday for auto theft and felony flight. Moreno fled from police even though the two back tires had been shredded to pieces.

Christopher M. Moreno, 20, of Tucson, was arrested for auto theft, criminal damage and felony flight, said Carol Capas, the spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department. Moreno is being held at the county jail.

At about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday a police officer saw Moreno driving a white Chevrolet Avalanche. The officer conducted a traffic stop when he saw that both back tires were flat, said Lt. Carlos Guido, a spokesman for the Douglas Police Department.

Instead of pulling over, Moreno fled from the police officer, which led to a chase through parts of town.

Throughout the chase, the Avalanche lost its two back tires. Moreno kept driving the truck on only the two back rims.

Moreno finally stopped on the 1400 block of 7th Street, where he was arrested and transported to county jail.

The truck was reported stolen out of Pima County, Guido said.

 

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