RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A woman called 911 about being followed which led to a pursuit and arrest of a 57-year-old Victorville man, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department said.
On Monday, April 25, 2022 at 3:30am a resident of Rancho Cucamonga called the Sheriff’s Dispatch Center to report a subject was following her in his vehicle. She noticed as she was running down the street. Deputies responded to the area and found the suspect, later identified as Thomas Silva, near the reporting party’s original location. When deputies attempted to contact Silva, he fled and a vehicle pursuit was initiated.
Silva led deputies and the California Highway Patrol on a vehicle pursuit that terminated in the city of Duarte, after deputies conducted a pursuit intervention technique. At the termination of the pursuit, Silva failed to comply when ordered to exit the vehicle. Deputies deployed pepper balls into Silva’s vehicle.
Silva exited his vehicle and deputies arrested and booked him into the West Valley Detention Center for PC 2800.2 (a) – Evading Police and Disregard for Public Safety. Silva is being held on $100,000 bail.
If anyone has information regarding this investigation, please contact the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department at 909-477-2800. If you choose to remain anonymous, call We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME or go to www.wetip.com.
There are more ways to follow the Pain In The Pass. Join the Traffic Group on Facebook with over 109,000 members. Join the NEW group on MeWe. Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.