Pursuit Ends With Armed Berkeley Suspect's Arrest: Video

BERKELEY, CA – A pursuit last week that started in Contra Costa County ended with the arrest of an armed suspect in Berkeley, police said.

Berkeley officers were notified Friday at around 3:15 p.m. of a pursuit involving a suspect entering the city from Highway 13 amid a pursuit that began with the suspect fleeing the scene of a felony crime in Antioch with a Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office helicopter giving chase, police said.

The suspect was believed to be headed toward a Berkeley address according to police.

After the suspect parked his vehicle in the area south of UC Berkeley campus, several officers responded to the area, police said.

Bike Force officers quickly spotted the suspect and chased after him down after he tried to run away, eventually taking him to the ground and restraining him in handcuffs at Dwight Way, police said.

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office posted video footage of the pursuit on YouTube. What appears to be a gun is seen falling from the suspect’s fanny pack in the video as he is brought to the ground by officers.

The suspect, identified as a 23-year-old Berkeley man, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and carrying a loaded firearm with a large capacity magazine, police said.