Crime · Ukiah, CA
Ukiah Man Arrested After Multi-City Car Theft Pursuit
A Ukiah man was arrested Oct. 16 after a stolen vehicle led police pursuits in both Fort Bragg and Ukiah, the Ukiah Police Department reported. The theft was reported around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 from Pomo Drive, and UPD's Flock ALPR camera system tracked the vehicle to Highway 101 via Gobbi Street. On Oct. 16, the same vehicle evaded Fort Bragg Police before being spotted by a Ukiah ALPR camera around 10:30 p.m., leading officers on a pursuit through Observatory Drive, Talmage Road, and Old River Road during which the driver traveled wrong-way and struck another motorist's vehicle. Ashtyn Taylor, 20, of Ukiah, fled on foot at the Burger King parking lot on East Perkins Street but was found hiding in a backyard on El Rio Street with help from CHP and Mendocino County Sheriff's Office officers. Taylor was booked into Mendocino County Jail under $50,000 bail on charges including vehicle theft with prior conviction, evading an officer, hit and run, and vandalism.