Alleged Porsche Wheel Thieves Arrested After High-Speed Chase

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KTLA) --     police squad car. He then
A man suspected of stealing        drove away with officers in
tires off a Porsche rammed a       pursuit.
cop car, then led police on a      Caruso led police onto the
high-speed chase in Garden         eastbound 22 Freeway and
Grove.                             later the northbound 55 and
Garden Grove police officers       westbound 91 freeways, where
responded just after 4:30 a.m.     he reached speeds faster than
to a report of a prowler at a      100 mph, authorities said.
"large" condominium complex        He exited the 91 Freeway at
at 10530 Lakeside Drive North.     Tustin Avenue in Anaheim, and
T                                  later crashed into a curb
hey arrived to find two men,       near the intersection of
identified as Robert Caruso,       Tustin Avenue and Lambert
41, of Corona, and Joseph          Road.
Precilse, 42, of Garden Grove,     He tried to run away on foot,
trying to steal the tires off      but officers caught to him
a Porsche parked under a           and arrested him within
carport, according to a            minutes.
police news release.               Officers arrested Caruso on
Precilse took off running as       suspicion of assault on a
soon as the officers arrived.      police officer and a parole
He was apprehended by              violation. Police say the
officers.                          District Attorney's Office
Caruso fled, too, but was          will likely file more charges
able to make it to a getaway       against the man.
car.                               Police arrested Precilse on
When police backup arrived,        suspicion of grand theft.
Caruso intentionally rammed        Both men were booked at
the getaway car into the           Orange County Jail.           

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