3 jailed after lengthy police chase
Police arrested three people -- including a wanted parolee -- following a lengthy car chase early Saturday, authorities said.
Arnold Machado, 24, of El monte was booked on suspicion of evading police and parole violations, El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said.
Nancy Lopez, 23, of El Monte was booked on suspicion of resisting arrest, the lieutenant said. She was a passenger in the SUV Machado was driving.
A third man, 18-year-old Derrick Santillan of El Monte, was booked on suspicion of assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon for allegedly throwing shopping carts and other items at police cars that were pursuing the SUV, officials said.
All are believed to have ties to a local street gang, police said.
The pursuit began when an officer tried to pull over a 2001 Ford Explorer being driven by Machado for a traffic violation on Klingerman Street near Haber Avenue, El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said.
The car, which had three people inside, sped away from the officer and got onto the 60 Freeway westbound, Roach said.
The car then led police on a chase down the 710 Freeway -- in the wrong direction for a short time -- before getting onto the eastbound 10 Freeway back to the same El Monte neighborhood where the chase began, the lieutenant said.
After the rear passenger jumped out of the car and escaped on foot, he said, officers used a spike strip to flatten the tires of the SUV. Machado and Lopez were jailed without further incident.
Toward the end of the pursuit, a group of apparent gang members came out into the street and began throwing shopping carts, bottles and oranges at the pursuing police cars, Roach said.
Santillan was chased down and arrested after allegedly throwing a shopping cart at police.
Machado is also being investigated in connection to other El Monte crimes, said the lieutenant.
The pursuit lasted about 30 minutes, officials said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Machado was being held without bail, Santillan was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and Lopez was released after posting $5,000 bail.
Information on their initial court date was not available.
Arnold Machado, 24, of El monte was booked on suspicion of evading police and parole violations, El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said.
Nancy Lopez, 23, of El Monte was booked on suspicion of resisting arrest, the lieutenant said. She was a passenger in the SUV Machado was driving.
A third man, 18-year-old Derrick Santillan of El Monte, was booked on suspicion of assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon for allegedly throwing shopping carts and other items at police cars that were pursuing the SUV, officials said.
All are believed to have ties to a local street gang, police said.
The pursuit began when an officer tried to pull over a 2001 Ford Explorer being driven by Machado for a traffic violation on Klingerman Street near Haber Avenue, El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said.
The car, which had three people inside, sped away from the officer and got onto the 60 Freeway westbound, Roach said.
The car then led police on a chase down the 710 Freeway -- in the wrong direction for a short time -- before getting onto the eastbound 10 Freeway back to the same El Monte neighborhood where the chase began, the lieutenant said.
After the rear passenger jumped out of the car and escaped on foot, he said, officers used a spike strip to flatten the tires of the SUV. Machado and Lopez were jailed without further incident.
Toward the end of the pursuit, a group of apparent gang members came out into the street and began throwing shopping carts, bottles and oranges at the pursuing police cars, Roach said.
Santillan was chased down and arrested after allegedly throwing a shopping cart at police.
Machado is also being investigated in connection to other El Monte crimes, said the lieutenant.
The pursuit lasted about 30 minutes, officials said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Machado was being held without bail, Santillan was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and Lopez was released after posting $5,000 bail.
Information on their initial court date was not available.
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