Last night, the streets of Rio Vista became the stage for a car chase after a probationer tried to dodge the cops in a stolen car. According to the Rio Vista Police Department's Facebook page, Officer Vega, on routine patrol, spotted a spray-painted Acura with multiple infractions parked at a Chevron Station around 10:30 PM.
Things escalated when the suspect, in an ill-advised move, tried to obscure his plate from Vega's sight. The officers, sensing trouble, waited it out. The Antioch man behind the wheel made a break for it, leading Officers Vega and Tramble on a short chase through local streets before they pulled him over up on Main Street and North Sixth. The driver, whose rap sheet included previous arrests for firearm and burglary tool possession, had a Brentwood PD warrant out for domestic violence.
Upon his arrest, the suspect underwent medical distress, confessing to the officers he swallowed over a gram of fentanyl. Swift action was taken as he was rushed to hospital, where he was saved from a potentially fatal overdose and later charged with new felonies and misdemeanors, in addition to his Brentwood warrant. "That’s when they discovered his crystal methamphetamine and a couple of 'shaved keys,'" the police's social media report details the cache found in his possession.
The vehicle, verifiably stolen from Antioch but not yet reported, was returned to a relieved owner. The owner's satisfaction was echoed by Rio Vista's Police Chief, but the officers' quick thinking that prevented the man's overdose was the real cause for relief. The police update stated, "The stolen Acura was returned to the rightful owner, who was very pleased to be reunited with his car but not nearly as happy as the chief was that these astute officers didn’t let the man die of a fentanyl overdose!"
