VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two teens were arrested successful transportation with 2 car thefts aft 1 of them collided with the conveyance of a Visalia detective, the Visalia Police Department said.
Officers accidental the Tulare Regional Auto Theft Taskforce (TRATT) spotted a stolen reddish Toyota Camry from Visalia connected Monday astir 3 p.m.
Detectives followed the conveyance to Crenshaw Street and Victor Court, wherever they accidental 1 of the passengers exited and entered different stolen vehicle, a achromatic Ford Edge, which had not been reported arsenic stolen.
As detectives attempted to halt some vehicles, they accidental a 16-year-old juvenile exited the reddish Toyota and fled connected foot. The operator of the achromatic For Edge, besides a 16-year-old, attempted to tally implicit a detective and collided with his vehicle.
Police accidental the achromatic Ford Edge became disabled from the collision and the operator was taken into custody without incident. The teen who fled connected ft was recovered hiding successful a adjacent backyard.
The detective progressive successful this incidental did not prolong immoderate injuries, and officers accidental some juveniles were arrested connected suspicion of aggregate counts of thefts, with the operator of the achromatic Ford Edge besides connected suspicion of assaulting a constabulary officer.