LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) - A man suspected of stealing a vehicle in Long
Beach and driving it into Lake Elsinore, where Riverside County sheriff's
deputies attempted unsuccessfully to apprehend him, was at large today.
Deputies were alerted to a stolen vehicle near the intersection of
Canyon Hills and Railroad Canyon roads at about 3:30 a.m. Monday, according to
Sgt. Veronica Amparano of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
She said the car had been reported stolen out of Long Beach, and
deputies immediately signaled the driver, whose identity was not released, to
pull over, but he refused.
After a brief chase, the suspect stopped in the 3300 block of Mist
Flower Court, bailing out of the vehicle and running into a ravine, the
sergeant said.
SWAT members, K9 teams and sheriff'
