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Police Arrest Parolee-at-Large After High-Speed Chase

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Police in Boyle Heights arrested a parolee-at-large after a chase, which ended in a crash. According to an article in the Pasadena Star News, Lepoldo Monarrez, 28, of Los Angeles was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, resisting arrest and being a parolee-at-large. The incident reportedly began when an officer pulled over Monarrez?s GMC Denali sport utility vehicle in the 300 block of South Garfield Avenue in Monterey Park. Officials said Monarrez did not have a driver?s license and drove off when the officer went back to his patrol car to look up some information. What followed was a high-speed chase, which ended in Boyle Heights when Monarrez crashed into a parked car. He tried to flee on foot, but was caught by officers. Criminal felony charges can have serious consequences on a person?s life...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on September 15, 2008 (boomark / email).