An auto thief on parole was arrested in Santa Ana after a police pursuit

Kenneth Durazo

Garden Grove police set up surveillance on a vehicle that was stolen in a residential burglary on Oct. 25. The vehicle was left in the area of Euclid and W. First Streets, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

The surveillance trap worked! A suspect got into the stolen red Jeep Liberty at 11:45 a.m yesterday. and started to drive it away. Police attempted to stop the suspect but he sped off.

The police eventually cornered the suspect in a cul de sac, but he rammed the police cars and which prompted one of the police officers fired a single shot into a tire on the stolen car.

However the suspect kept driving the stolen Jeep, crashing it a few more times. The driver then bailed when the vehicle was so wrecked that it could not go any further.

The police used a K9 police dog to find the suspect as they searched in nearby yards. The dog also bit the suspect, who was finally arrested at 12:52 p.m.

That suspect was later identified as Kenneth Durazo, a 29-year-old resident of Westminster who was on parole.

The investigation is being handled by the SAPD.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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