A man driving a pickup truck was arrested Monday night after he rear-ended a Richmond police cruiser.
A patrol officer saw a big box truck allegedly run a stop sign. Upon attempting to stop the truck, the officer discovered that the truck was reported stolen.
The truck initially stopped in the area of the Esplanade and Goleta units. Police said on their Facebook page that the driver backed into the officer’s patrol car, rammed it and pushed it backwards while the officer was trapped inside.
The driver of the truck then allegedly tried to drive over the hood of the patrol vehicle, but ended up on the hood of the police car. Despite repeated attempts to remove the truck from the hood of the patrol car, the truck remained stuck.
The officer got out of his car and moved to a safe position. The suspect then fled the truck on foot and was pursued by officers. After setting up a perimeter, police with a K-9 team found him hiding in a nearby yard. The man was taken into custody after a brief struggle, police said.
No one was injured in the police car chase or during the arrest, according to police.
The man, whose name has not been released, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and possession of a stolen vehicle. He was also on probation for possession of a stolen vehicle, and had active felony arrest warrants.
