Morgan Hill police caught up to a suspect driving a stolen vehicle after he got stuck in a field and tried to hide, according to authorities.
At 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2, MHPD officers located a stolen vehicle driving east on Tennant Avenue, reads a Nov. 3 press release from MHPD. The officer tried to stop the vehicle by activating his lights and siren, but the driver disregarded the order and fled.
The driver led the officer through Morgan Hill and into San Martin, police said. The officer terminated the pursuit when the suspect drove into oncoming traffic, creating a potential collision hazard.
Shortly after police terminated the pursuit, an officer found the stolen vehicle stuck in a field on the 13000 block of Columbet Avenue, according to authorities.
MHPD’s K-9 officer and his handler were called to the scene to assist in the search for the suspect. Police canvassed the area and followed the suspect’s footprints in the muddy field to a property on the 13000 block of Mammini Court in San Martin, police said.
The suspect, later identified as Daniel Cruz, 31 of San Jose, was found hiding on the property and was arrested without further incident, police said.
Officers determined that Cruz was wanted for stealing a vehicle out of Santa Cruz, the press release states. He was booked at Santa Clara County Jail on a felony warrant, and suspicion of being in possession of a stolen vehicle, evading police, possession of burglary tools, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics.
Anyone with information about this incident can call MHPD Detective Fernando Del Moral at (669) 253-4964, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-STOP.
