Police Chase Ends In SWR With 2 Arrests

MENIFEE, CA — Two suspected armed burglars led deputies on a pursuit that lasted over an hour and spanned several cities and freeways, sheriff's officials said over the weekend.

Deputies responded to a report of a possible armed robbery at 8:45 p.m. Friday at a business in the 21000 block of Harvill Avenue in Mead Valley, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The suspects fled the location in a vehicle and did not pull over when deputies tried to stop them, sheriff's officials said.

The chase ended at about 10:30 p.m. in the 28000 block of Northmoore Place in Menifee, where a woman was arrested.

A man, who was also in the vehicle, fled the scene on foot but was later found and taken into custody, according to the sheriff's department.

Authorities did not release the identities of the suspects and did not say whether they found weapons or stolen items in the suspect vehicle.

— By City News Service