Crime & Safety

Police Pursuit From Watsonville To San Juan Bautista: Arrest Made

The high-speed chase began in Watsonville on Thursday night and ended after CHP used spike strips to disable his car, KSBW reported.

WATSONVILLE, CA β€” A Watsonville man initiated a high-speed pursuit from Watsonville to San Juan Bautista after he ignored a Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputy's commands to pull over, KSBW reported. Alejandro Zalvalza Ruiz, 21, had been speeding.

The chase ended on Highway 101 after California Highway Patrol officers deployed a spike strip to disable his car, the station reported. Ruiz was arrested on suspicion of charges related to evading officers and violating probation, and booked into the Santa Cruz County jail.

Read more about the chase at KSBW.

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