Overview
- Sergio Villalobos-Espinoza was arrested after a Saturday night pursuit that began when a DoorDash driver's running car was taken near downtown Santa Rosa.
- A Flock Safety camera alert around 10 p.m. flagged the stolen Prius, and officers tried to stop it before the driver fled.
- Police say he drove aggressively and rammed two marked patrol cars, injuring no officers but leaving several vehicles with moderate damage.
- Officers laid spike strips and called in a sheriff's helicopter, then blocked the Prius in a residential area to end the chase.
- He was booked on suspicion of vehicle theft, felony evading, and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, with an added penalty for repeat theft, and police say he has at least 13 prior vehicle-theft arrests in Sonoma and Mendocino counties.