Saturday, February 15, 2025

[UPDATE: Suspect Apprehended]Foot Chase Ensues After Law Enforcement Pulls Over Vehicle West of Willits

Categories:

Scanner traffic starting at 3:25 p.m. indicates Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office deputies are currently engaged in a foot pursuit after stopping a vehicle near the Cemetery District of Redwood on Highway 20 west of Willits proper.

The suspect is reportedly in the brush somewhere between Pepperwood Drive and the cemetery. Willits Police Department Officers have been requested to assist in the pursuit and California Highway Patrol Officers from Humboldt are out assisting as well.

UPDATE 4:17 p.m.: Scanner traffic has revealed new details regarding the situation. The vehicle associated with the incident is a red truck reportedly stolen out of Lake County. The suspect is described as a white male adult.

UPDATE 8:26 p.m.: The individual sought by law enforcement after this afternoon’s foot pursuit has been located and arrested, as per scanner traffic. The suspect was located on the corner of Highway 20 and Blosser Lane reportedly hiding behind a bush. These pictures, sent to us by a reader, depict law enforcement gathered after they apprehended the suspect.

[Picture provided by a reader]

UPDATE 8:44 p.m.: An eyewitness to the arrest told us the suspect “hurt his ankle really bad while being on the run.” When law enforcement asked him to get out from behind a bush at gunpoint, the suspect was reportedly “screaming he was hurt and going to pass out.”

Law enforcement detaining the suspect [Picture provided by a reader]

Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.

- Advertisement -
Western Vegetation Control - Weed Abatement, Mosquito/Tick Control, Fire Safety
Western Vegetation Control - Weed Abatement, Mosquito/Tick Control, Fire Safety
Western Vegetation Control - Weed Abatement, Mosquito/Tick Control, Fire Safety
Western Vegetation Control - Weed Abatement, Mosquito/Tick Control, Fire Safety

Skunk Train: Fort Bragg, California
- Advertisement -
Dunlap Roofing
Dunlap Roofing
Dunlap Roofing
Dunlap Roofing

1 COMMENT

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Matt LaFever
Matt LaFeverhttps://mendofever.com/
For the past seven years, Matt LaFever has covered the North Coast of California in both print and radio news. A Humboldt State graduate, he has lived in the Emerald Triangle for nearly 20 years. His reporting spans local issues like crime and wildfires. When not writing, Matt is an avid outdoorsman, exploring Northern California’s rugged landscapes. Reach out to him at matthewplafever@gmail.com.

Today's News

-Advertisement-

News from the Week

Discover more from MendoFever – Mendocino County News

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading