San Diego police identify suspected trailer thief who led wild freeway chase

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Authorities on Thursday identified a 34‑year‑old woman suspected of stealing a trailer in Kearny Mesa and leading police on a two‑part road chase.

Patrol officers responded to the alleged vehicle theft in the 7500 block of Balboa Avenue about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when they spotted and pulled over the late-model Toyota 4Runner the woman was using to tow the trailer.

The pursuit was interrupted by an hourlong freeway standoff that ended in the arrest of San Diego resident Xirogiannis Panayiota after she crashed the SUV while fleeing north on southbound Interstate 15, according to the San Diego Police Department…

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