A Bloomington police chase that began with a call about two men trying to pry open a parked car ended with the driver ditching his lights, weaving over sidewalks, and finally bailing out on foot in an alley. Gustavo Alexis Luna Solis, 18, of Minneapolis now faces two felony charges in connection with the Oct. 26 pursuit.
According to the criminal complaint, officers responded to a report of two males using tools to try to get into a car in a parking lot, as detailed by MN Crime. Officers then saw a vehicle occupied by the two males and later learned the car had visible damage to its door handle. When officers tried to stop the vehicle using emergency lights and sirens, the driver instead took off at a high rate of speed on a residential street.
From there, the complaint says, the driver led Bloomington officers through stop signs and over sidewalks, drove the wrong way down a one-way street, and switched off all of the vehicle’s lights in the dark to evade them. Officers ended the pursuit once a law enforcement helicopter could keep watch on the vehicle from above, per the complaint, with the chase reportedly continuing into neighboring cities before it was called off on the ground. Luna Solis eventually stopped the vehicle in an alley and ran away on foot before officers arrested him, according to the complaint.
Charges Filed, Bail Set at $50,000
Luna Solis is charged in Hennepin County District Court with two felonies in a complaint filed Nov. 4, the report notes. A judge set his bail at $50,000. Attempted theft of a motor vehicle carries a listed maximum of half of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both, while fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle carries up to three years and one day in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both, per the same account…