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An early morning police chase resulted in one arrest Thursday after San Ramon officers pursued two suspects who fled the scene of an alleged burglary.
San Ramon officers responded to a commercial burglary at the Sugar Hill Smoke Shop at 12903 Alcosta Blvd. at 6:18 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, it was apparent that a burglary had been committed but no suspects were found on-site, according to SRPD Lieutenant Mike Pistello.
Using city FLOCK cameras, officers discovered a lead on a suspect vehicle – a green 1998 Honda Civic. The vehicle, occupied by a male driver and female passenger, was located driving through the parking lot of the Extended Stay hotel located at 18000 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
When officers attempted an investigative stop the Honda fled from officers, driving over vegetation and colliding with an SRPD vehicle. Police pursued the Honda on San Ramon Valley Boulevard and eventually onto Interstate 680. The suspect was able to evade officers near the I-680/I-580 exchange, Pistello told DanvilleSanRamon.
With assistance from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, the Honda was found unoccupied in the Aster apartment complex at 6775 Golden Gate Dr. in Dublin.
Shortly after locating the Honda, SRPD officers and ACSO deputies found the two suspects walking in the 7100 block of Dublin Boulevard. The male suspect was taken into custody and the female suspect fled on foot. An extensive area search was conducted; however, the female was not located.
The Honda used in the chase was later determined to have been stolen from the city of Concord. Additionally, both suspects were found to be responsible for a different attempted burglary at another business in San Ramon and two commercial burglaries in Pleasant Hill.
The female suspect, who remains at large, was identified as 32-year-old Kayla Gutierrez of Alameda. The male suspect was identified as Devin Woodard, 40, of Oakland. Woodard was also determined to be on CDC Parole.
He was booked at Martinez Detention Facility on multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, not a firearm, on a police officer; second degree burglary; parole violation; felony vandalism; vehicle theft and felony evading, among other charges.
No innocent bystanders or police officers were injured during Thursday’s incident, Pistello said. The investigation will be filed jointly by San Ramon and Pleasant Hill Police departments with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
