Crime & Safety
San Leandro Suspect Arrested In Truckee
He is accused of nearly hitting 2 police officers in a stolen vehicle, then leading a high speed chase.
SAN LEANDRO, CA — Police in San Leandro have arrested a pickup truck driver accused of nearly hitting two officers as he tried to flee from police.
On Dec. 20, police in San Leandro drove to Truckee after officers there spotted the truck connected to the Dec. 18 San Leandro incident parked in the driveway of a cabin.
Detectives located the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Lancelot Ledwick, and, following a brief chase in the snow, arrested him, according to police.
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The pickup truck was found to be stolen from Dublin.
According to police, the Dec. 18 incident for which Ledwick was wanted began around 4 a.m. when officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of Davis Street.
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Upon arrival, officers saw the driver, later identified as Ledwick, inside the truck with drugs allegedly visible on the center console.
Male and female passengers were also inside the truck, police said. Officers removed the male passenger from the vehicle.
Suddenly, Ledwick started the vehicle and reversed the truck, almost hitting the officers, police said.
Ledwick then allegedly struck a marked police car before leading police on a high-speed chase through Oakland city streets. Because speeds reached over 100 mph, officers chose to cancel the chase out of public safety concerns.
"We are grateful no officers or bystanders were injured during the suspect's bold and careless getaway," San Leandro police Lt. Isaac Benabou said in a statement. "These are serious crimes committed by a dangerous individual who needed to be found and arrested."
Ledwick has since been booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and, according to police, he's been charged with resisting arrest, fleeing from officers and violating probation.
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