On April 20th, 2020, Officers with the Merced Police Department located a stolen pickup truck in the area of Rambler Road and College Green Drive.

Officers attempted to make an enforcement stop of the stolen truck and a pursuit ensued. The vehicle fled at a high rate of speed west on Rambler Road towards M Street.

The vehicle continued west on Rambler running the stop signs on M Street and R Street at over 50 MPH.

Officers canceled the pursuit for safety reasons, The vehicle was located shortly after on June Court which was a dead end.

The driver fled on foot but was quickly apprehended. He was identified as 34-year-old Charles Pullen.

Pullen was arrested for fleeing/evading police, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of burglary tools. He was transported to jail however he was refused booking and therefore cited and released.

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact the Merced Police Department Tipster Line at (209) 385-4725.

The public can send information via anonymous text messages to police department by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and including the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text message.