San Ramon Stolen Car Suspect At-Large After Police Chase, Helicopter Search

SAN RAMON, CA — San Ramon police are searching for a suspect who fled in a stolen car Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday at around 3:38 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of a medical center at 5201 Norris Canyon Road, near the San Ramon Regional Medical Center, according to Lt. Leysy Pelayo of the San Ramon Police Department. The suspect left in a gray Volkswagen Golf before officers arrived at the location.

A San Ramon officer spotted the Golf at the Crow Common Shopping Center and attempted to conduct a traffic enforcement stop, but the driver did not stop, Pelayo said. Officers ended the pursuit, and later found the car abandoned on Norris Canyon Terrace. Officers determined that it was stolen out of San Jose, and Pelayo said the stolen vehicle report included a mention of knives.

As officers investigated the abandoned vehicle, a resident of Java Court told police that a man had jumped over her fence.

San Ramon officers conducted a search of the area, with the help of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and a K9 squad. Despite a thorough search of the area, police say they were unable to locate the suspect as of Friday morning.

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