Two arrested after chase through Laguna...
Two arrested after chase through Laguna
Laguna Beach Police officers pursued two suspects Wednesday in a
known stolen vehicle. The chase began in Club Laguna and ended at a
condominium community in Aliso Viejo.
Officer Manny Nunez spotted a BMW sedan that had been stolen out
of Newport Beach at noon on Wednesday, Sgt. Darin Lenyi said. When
they driver failed to stop, the chase was on.
The suspect led Nunez and a second officer north on El Toro Road
into Aliso Viejo. They turned into a condominium complex where they
stopped the car and then fled on foot. Nunez’s unit sustained two
flat tires after he pursued the suspects over a curb, Lenyi said.
“They jumped out so quick that they left the car in neutral and it
rolled into a police unit,” Lenyi said. The officer positioned his
unit so that the BMW wouldn’t roll into cars parked nearby.
Officers chased the suspects through the complex, jumping over
walls and running through several backyards. For a short period of
time officers lost the suspects.
Five more Laguna officers together with members of the Orange
County Sheriff’s Department and a helicopter assisted in a sweep of
the area. They eventually found the driver and his passenger hiding
in some bushes. The suspects surrendered without further incident.
Former Laguna Beach resident, Beau Musacco, 22, was arrested on
suspicion of auto theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and evading
police. He was behind the wheel. Police also arrested Benjamin Hein,
24, of Fountain Valley for possession of stolen property. Hein had
been wanted by law enforcement for a probation violation. Both men
were booked at Orange County Jail.
-- Mary A. Castillo
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