SHAFTER, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Shafter Police said a 24-year-old woman was arrested hours after she led them on a short chase overnight Wednesday in Shafter.
At around 12:30 a.m. on April 22, a Shafter police officer tried to pull over the driver of a light blue Mini-Cooper for driving erratically in a neighborhood without lights. The driver refused to pull over for the emergency lights.
Police said they terminated the pursuit of the suspect after a short chase when the suspect’s whereabouts became unknown. Following an investigation, officers identified Joan Medrano, 24, a Shafter resident, as the suspect who allegedly refused to pull over…