Fresno Police pursue stolen car in high-speed chase across city

Sunday, January 15, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man is in custody Sunday evening after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car.

On Saturday night around 11 p.m., officers tried pulling over George Hernandez, who is accused of stealing a car at an apartment complex near Marks and Alamos Avenues. With a police helicopter above, Hernandez took off.
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He led officers through neighborhoods in north and southeast Fresno before returning the apartments and crashing his car. Hernandez tried running away but was caught while hopping a fence.

He was booked into the Fresno County Jail and is now facing multiple charges.
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