A man was taken into custody Saturday night after allegedly harassing a woman outside a Temecula gas station and leading deputies on a short pursuit, authorities said.
Employees at a Shell station near Old Town Front Street and Temecula Parkway called 911 around 8:35 a.m. after witnessing a man acting erratically and placing his hands on a woman, according to California Highway Patrol logs.
Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to the call with lights and sirens, but the suspect drove off in a U-Haul truck as units arrived. Deputies pursued the vehicle northbound on Interstate 15, where officers conducted a traffic stop about a mile and a half north of Temecula Parkway.
The suspect was detained on the right shoulder of the freeway without further incident, CHP said.
Additional details about the man’s identity, the woman involved, or possible charges were not immediately released.
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