Crime & Safety
Fountain Valley Home Smashed, 4 Arrested In Newhope Car Chase
Four suspects were arrested following a car chase through Fountain Valley that ended when the vehicle crashed into a residence
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA — A failure to stop led Santa Ana police on a pursuit through a Fountain Valley neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Four people were taken into custody Tuesday following a brief Santa Ana police pursuit that ended with the vehicle being chased crashing into the "bonus room" of a Fountain Valley residence, police said.
The crash happened just before 12:15 a.m. on Newhope Street near Holly Avenue, said Santa Ana police Cmdr. Matt Sorenson.
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The owner of the house told NBC4LA news crews that the crash shook the entire property.
"My first thought was our baby," he said. No major injuries were reported in that crash.
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Police had attempted to stop the gray Toyota in Santa Ana for a traffic violation but the driver failed to comply and a minute-long chase ensued, climaxing in the crash, he said. No one was hurt.
Four people were taken into custody, one with a K-9 unit, who was removed from the scene in an ambulance according to NBC4 report.
Firearms were recovered in the vehicle, Sorenson said.
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