Pursuit Termination For Kidnapping Suspect Escondido, CA
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3-31-25, 7:20 p.m.
LOCATION: 15 freeway and Del Lago Blvd Off Ramp
AREA/CITY: ESCONDIDO
DETAILS:
- Multiple police agencies assisted in a pursuit for a kidnapping suspect out of the San Bernardino area.
- According to The Press Enterprise, the pursuit began when officers attempted to stop a silver sedan for a vehicle code violation around 4:45 p.m., As police chased the vehicle, they learned there may be a kidnapping victim inside the car.
- The pursuit went from San Bernardino County, into Riverside County and finally ended in San Diego County when the suspect fled from the car on foot and a RSO K-9 was able to catch up to him in a field near the freeway after the suspect crashed into a vehicle, injuring the driver.
- Three people, the innocent victim in the car that was hit, the kidnap victim and the suspect were transported to the hospital as a result of a crash at the end of the pursuit.
HANDLING AGENCIES: CHP and SB County