2 Arrested After Arvada Police Chase

ARVADA, CO — A man and a woman are accused of leading Arvada police on a chase Wednesday that ended in Lafayette. The pair used two stolen vehicles to ram two patrol cars, the Arvada Police Department said.

Daniel Davila-Martinez, 32, and Samantha Fritz, 24, were each charged with aggravated motor vehicle theft, vehicular eluding and possession of a weapon by a previous offender, among other counts.

Arvada officers received an OnStar notification Wednesday morning that an SUV was stolen, police said. The officers were able to stop the SUV near Carr Street and West 68th Avenue.

When the officers got out of their car, the driver of the SUV — Davila-Martinez — rammed the patrol car and took off, police said.

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OnStar disabled the SUV near West 80th and Kipling Street, but Fritz was driving a pickup truck and tried to help Davila-Martinez, police said.

When officers came near the SUV, Fritz took off in the truck, which was also stolen, according to police. Davila-Martinez was taken into custody.

Fritz then rammed an unmarked Arvada police car and took off through Broomfield, police said.

She continued to Lafayette, where she crashed into a fence and was arrested, according to Arvada police.

Fritz had several outstanding warrants, and two guns were found on both her and Davila-Martinez, police said.

No injuries were reported in the chase.