Wanted Man Caught On Madera: Report

WAUKESHA, WI -- Waukesha police say they arrested a man wanted on a probation violation after he initially fled police - but returned to his parked getaway car later that night. Waukesha police responded to an apartment on the 1900 block of Madera Street just after 8 p.m. on Sep. 24 on a report of a wanted person.

According to police reports, a Waukesha police officer on patrol near the area of Highway 164 and Coral tried to pull over a vehicle for reckless driving.

Police said the driver ignored the officer's attempt to conduct a traffic stop and then accelerated away, fleeing police first on Main Street, then to Moreland Blvd. and eventually on I-94. Waukesha police stopped the pursuit after they lost sight of the driver on I-94.

According to police reports, about three hours later, police found the vehicle back in Waukesha - this time on Madera. Police said they waited in the area, and saw another vehicle pull up which contained the man who originally fled police.

The man was arrested and transported to the Waukesha County Sheriff's office on suspicion of fleeing an officer. When questioned as to why he did it, police learned that the man fled officers because he had a warrant for his arrest based on a probation violation.

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