Murrieta police arrested a man who was wanted for allegedly assaulting an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy after a pursuit that ended in a crash on Saturday.
The chase began at around 11:30 p.m., when officers were called to the Walmart parking lot in the 41000 block of Murrieta Hot Springs Road for reports of a suspicious vehicle after receiving a Flock Safety alert, which relies on automated license plate reading cameras, according to a social media post from the Murrieta Police Department.
When arriving officers attempted to approach the car, the driver, identified as 28-year-old Dino Groffo, allegedly drove away at a high rate of speed, police said…