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| Juvenile fugitive caught |
| By Desert Dispatch |
| Published: 02/28/2005 |
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A 17-year-old fugitive wanted by Stockton, Calif., police for a variety of charges was arrested late Feb. 20 after a foot chase near Stringham Park. The unidentified boy, who had recently escaped from a Stockton-area juvenile detention center, was an alleged gang member awaiting trial on suspicion of armed robbery, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, grand theft auto and various weapons-related charges, according to a Barstow Police report. Before his escape, he faced five possible life sentences if convicted, officials said. Officers were dispatched to a disturbance call at Stringham Park around 11:50 p.m. on Feb. 20 and found a group of juveniles and adults near the entrance to the park on Forane Place, according to the report. The boy was cited for being in possession of tobacco products, and a subsequent warrant check revealed he was wanted for several felonies in San Joaquin County. As an officer attempted to arrest the boy, he struggled free and fled the scene before being apprehended by Barstow Police officers, with the assistance of Barstow sheriff's station deputies, in the 1900 block of Calico Street, according to the report. The boy was booked into the San Bernardino County Juvenile Center in Apple Valley for the outstanding warrants, pending extradition to San Joaquin County, officials said. |
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