A wild car chase followed by a foot pursuit in the marshes ended with one suspect in cuffs after a Napa Street auto burglary, police said.
The high-speed drama unfolded in the early morning hours of Thursday, when officers from the Sausalito Police Department spotted a dark sedan tearing through the streets with its headlights off near the site of a reported vehicle break-in. The chase escalated onto northbound Highway 101, drawing in a Marin Sheriff deputy, and featuring reckless maneuvers and wrong-way driving so dangerous, it forced cops to back off around the Richmond Bridge exit in Larkspur, according to a statement by the city of Sausalito.
The suspects car eventually crashed above Corte Madera Creek. After the wreck, officers believe two individuals bailed out and fled on foot. The law caught up when Central Marin Police nabbed one of the suspects lurking in a nearby marsh after a tipster reported suspicious activity.
In the aftermath of the chaotic pursuit, a treasure trove of evidence was uncovered inside the crashed car, including a loaded handgun which, authorities said was unregistered, a batch of suspected psilocybin mushrooms, some suspected Xanax, and items typically associated with meth use, as per the Sausalito officials. The Sausalito Police Department has kicked into high gear, hunting down the second suspect still on the lam.
With an investigation in full swing, Sausalito police are urging anyone with information to come forward as they work to piece together the events of that dark, early morning and put an end to the spree that rattled their streets.
