FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On 05/02/2013 at approximately 8:25 AM,
an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department attempted to stop a
blue 2011 Kawasaki motorcycle in the area of Murphys Grade Road and
Gardner Lane near Bret Harte High School. The motorcycle was traveling
at approximately 45 mph in a posted 25 mph zone, and matched the
description of a previously reported reckless driver.
The
driver of the motorcycle failed to yield to the officer’s emergency
lights and siren, and proceeded east bound on Murphys Grade Road at
speeds reaching 70 mph. The officer pursued the vehicle to Lower French
Gulch, Darby Lane, then El Camino Casale where the motorcycle went down
a dirt pathway that was too small for the officer’s patrol vehicle. The
officer stopped his vehicle at the dirt pathway and waited for another
officer to arrive.
An
officer from the California Highway Patrol, deputies from the Calaveras
Sheriff’s Department, and additional officers from the Angels Camp
Police Department arrived to assist. Officers searched the immediate
area and found the motorcycle lying on its side with the headlights on
and the ignition altered. The driver was not located.
The
driver is described as a white male adult, approximately 6 feet tall
and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue helmet, white tshirt
with a light colored plaid shirt over the tshirt, and blue jeans.
The
registered owner of the motorcycle was contacted and advised the Angels
Camp Police Department that his motorcycle had been stolen from his
residence in Arnold. The motorcycle was later released to the registered
owner.
Anyone
with information related to the theft of the motorcycle, or the driver
involved in the pursuit, is encouraged to contact the Angels Camp Police
Department at (209) 736-2567 or acpd@angelscamp.gov.
