Last Thursday, a routine patrol in Oakland by California Highway Patrol officers from the Safe Streets Task Force led to a dramatic chase and an arrest on Baldwin Street. Officers had noticed a silver Infiniti SUV recognizable by its paper plates, and upon stopping the vehicle, the driver bolted, according to CHP Oakland’s social media post.
Initiating a traffic stop near the junction of Baldwin Street and Hegenberger Road at about 5:25 PM, the suspect immediately exited his vehicle and attempted to walk away, ignoring the officers’ presence. When the officers confronted him and asked for his license, the driver opted instead to make a run for it, resulting in a brief pursuit on foot that concluded with the man’s quick apprehension by law enforcement agents…