ENCINITAS: Stolen Car Manhunt 1/03/13

A simple traffic stop turned into a manhunt Thursday night after Sheriff deputies pulled over a red sedan on North Vulcan in Encinitas around 11 pm. The vehicle, which was later found out to be stolen from Vista, pulled into a parking lot near the train tracks and hit a metal fence. The driver jumped out and started running westbound, jumping the train tracks and running down F Street. Sheriff’s quickly arrived on scene and set up a permitted as they scoured the area for their suspect.

He was identified by the cops making the traffic stop as a white male possibly in his late 20’s with tattoos on his arms and shaved head. He was seen wearing a multicolor t-shirt and blue jeans. Sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter helped to locate the suspect in the area, but their infrared goggles weren’t able to detect anybody in the area that could be the suspect.

If your viewers have any information about the suspect’s whereabouts for the Sheriff’s Department, call the Encinitas sub-station at (760) 966-3500. The suspect is outstanding as of this morning.