Alleged purse snatcher leads police on car chase

NUMBER IS 2-1-1. A MORNING PURSE SNATCHING LEADS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ON A WILD CHASE THAT ENDS...  More »

NUMBER IS 2-1-1. A MORNING PURSE SNATCHING LEADS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ON A WILD CHASE THAT ENDS TWO HOURS LATER WITH THE HELP OF A POLICE K-9 UNIT. VALERIE CASTRO JOINS US NOW WITH THE DETAILS. VALERIE? THE SUSPECT IN THIS CHASE LED POLICE ON BOTH SIDES OF I-25 CRASHING AND STEALING CARS AS HE TRIED TO ESCAPE. IT FINALLY CAME TO AN END SEVERAL HOURS LATER IN THE CORONADO VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR PASEO AND I- 25. THE SUSPECT WAS FOUND HIDING OUT UNDER THIS TRAILER -- BUT BEFORE HE DECIDED TO RUN FOR COVER HE'S ACCUSED OF HE LEAVING A TRAIL OF CRIME. POLICE SAY IT STARTED AROUND 9 AT THIS STARBUCKS NEAR SAN MATEO AND I-25 WHEN A WOMAN SAYS HER PURSE WAS SNATCHED BY A MAN IN A PICKUP TRUCK. AS POLICE HEADED FOR THE STARBUCKS THEY NOTICED THE TRUCK MAKING ITS WAY NORTH ON THE I-25 FRONTAGE ROAD. POLICE SAY ONCE THEY WERE IN PURSUIT, THE SUSPECT IN THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO A DITCH IN FRONT OF THE GRUET WINERY. 'He gets out of that vehicle, he carjacks another vehicle and then attempts to continue on his way.' POLICE CONTINUE TO CHASE THE MAN AND TRIED TO STOP HIM USING ONE OF THEIR OWN POLICE CARS BUT THE PLAN QUICKLY BACKFIRED. 'At the time that they do that maneuver, our police vehicle becomes attached to his vehicle, thus now our offender is dragging our police vehicle behind him.'THE SUSPECT DRAGGED THE POLICE CAR DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE THE CARS SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER. THESE ARE PICTURES SENT IN BY A VIEWER. THE SUSPECT KEPT DRIVING AND ENDED UP GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION ON PASEO DEL NORTE WHEN POLICE MANAGED TO BLOCK THE STOLEN S-U-V. THE MAN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN INTO THIS TRAILER PARK. TONI OSBORN SAYS POLICE QUICKLY SURROUNDED HER GRAND-DAUGHTER'S NEIGHBORHOOD. 'The police officers told us, get back in your house!' POLICE SENT IN THE SWAT TEAM AND K-9 UNITS -- THE MAN WAS QUICKLY SNIFFED OUT BY THE DOGS. 'Boy he must have been on some kinds of drugs I think, or trying to steal money for his drug habit.' POLICE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED THE MAN -- BUT SAY HE IS FACING A LONG LIST OF FELONY CHARGES. NO OFFICERS  « Less