Two shoplifters arrested after high-speed pursuit in Citrus Heights

By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police on Saturday arrested two retail theft suspects after a 3-mile police pursuit down Greenback Lane.

Lt. Bill Dunning with the Citrus Heights Police Department said Monday that officers responded to a loss prevention call from Target in Citrus Heights before 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, in which three suspects were seen leaving the store with high-end electronics and other merchandise, without paying. The suspects then loaded the stolen merchandise into a U-Haul cargo van before leaving the parking lot.

Citrus Heights Police officers tracked and then began pursuing the vehicle, which resulted in high-speed police chase down Greenback Lane into the area of Foothill Farms, Dunning said. After three miles, all the suspects left the vehicle and fled on foot.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies assisted in establishing a perimeter, and a helicopter with the Sacramento Police Department assisted during the pursuit and eventual capture of two of the three suspects, including the driver.

38-year-old Jamar Jasper and 26-year-old Tyler James Periman were both arrested Saturday. One suspect in the retail theft remains at large, police said. The total amount of merchandise recovered is estimated to be $2,000.

Both suspects were arrested on felony burglary charges as well as willfully resisting or delaying a peace officer. Jasper was also charged with reckless driving and evading police along with possession of narcotics. Both men remain in custody in the Sacramento County Main Jail with court dates pending for Jan. 7.