A parolee at large who eluded police last month was arrested Friday night following a high-speed pursuit, Woodland police said.
The incident began at about 8:45 p.m. when officers spotted a vehicle driven by Woodland resident Joseph Gonzalez, 45, a wanted parolee at large, the Woodland Police Department reported in a Facebook post.
“Gonzalez refused to stop and led officers on a high-speed pursuit lasting several miles through the outskirts and through city streets of Woodland,” the post said. He pulled over near Third and Oak streets and fled on foot, but was found hiding in a nearby back yard and taken into custody.
Officers seized a stolen firearm out of Nevada when they arrested Gonzalez, who was the subject of a multi-agency hunt in the Muir Street area in late January when someone reported seeing him in a parked vehicle. Police blocked off the street for hours, but were unable to find Gonzalez at that time.