DEPUTIES NAB SUSPECT AFTER FREEWAY CHASE.Byline: Daily News VENTURA - A 17-year-old suspected of armed robbery and kidnapping in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). and California was apprehended Thursday after a high-speed freeway pursuit that ended with the suspect fleeing on foot into a police canine training area, authorities said. Ventura County law enforcement received notice Wednesday from authorities in Durango, Colo., that Jed Sanford, who is suspected of car theft, armed robbery, kidnapping and firing a gun at police, may have been headed to Ventura or Carpenteria, authorities said. Sheriff deputies observed a vehicle making an illegal turn in Oxnard at 1 a.m., attempted to make a traffic stop and recognized the Dodge Durango The Dodge Durango is an SUV from Chrysler's Dodge brand. It debuted in the 1998 model year and was redesigned for 2004. It fills the gap in the Dodge lineup since the cancellation of the Dodge Ramcharger in 1993. as being possibly stolen. The chase, which at times reached speeds more than 90 mph along the Ventura Freeway, ended when the vehicle exited the freeway to a dead end. The driver crashed through a fence trying to re-enter re·en·ter also re-en·ter v. re·en·tered, re·en·ter·ing, re·en·ters v.tr. 1. To enter or come in to again. 2. To record again on a list or ledger. v.intr. the freeway, and fled on foot. Authorities said Sanford ran across the freeway - into the Ventura Police Department's canine training area, authorities said. After a perimeter was set up, a canine officer located Sanford in some brush, where the suspect then announced he had a gun and emerged with the Tech 9 pointed at his head. A brief standoff ensued before Sanford surrendered and was taken into custody, then treated at Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. for minor abrasions caused by the canine. According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. , the crime spree began in Bloomfield, N.M., where Sanford and two accomplices committed a robbery. The accomplices were later caught in that city, authorities said. Sanford allegedly forced the owner of the Dodge Durango to accompany him, but released the victim unharmed. Authorities took the suspect to Juvenile Hall where he was booked on local charges of resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. , possession of a loaded firearm in public and driving a stolen car. |
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