SEVERAL police vehicles were involved in a vehicle pursuit that led to the arrest of Don Jr. Pangelinan Sanchez at the intersection near P&A Laundry in Koblerville.
Acting on a tip, police located Sanchez in Garapan and tried to arrest him, but he and another individual got into a car and tried to flee from the arresting officers.
The ensuing high-speed chase ended in Koblerville where the driver of the vehicle, who is Sanchez’s cousin, was also arrested. No other information about the cousin was available as of press time Monday evening.
Sanchez, who was wanted by the police since April, has been detained at the Department of Corrections, Department of Public Safety public information officer Dre Pangelinan said.
Sanchez, 38, is facing charges of receiving stolen property, failure to complete firearms owner identification requirement, removal of a firearm serial number, possession of a controlled substance, and trafficking of a controlled substance.
An arrest warrant had been issued for his arrest and cash bail was set at $100,000.
Last year, Sanchez was arrested and charged with unlawful discharge of firearms, storage of a firearm violation, person permitted to process ammunition, and firearm owner’s identification card requirement.
Sanchez at the time was on a pretrial release condition after the court granted his request to reduce bail.
In his 2020 case, police said Sanchez accidentally shot himself in the leg with a hand gun, then he told police that he was a victim of a drive-by shooting.
Sanchez was previously convicted of sale or possession of illegal firearm.
Several police vehicles converge at the intersection next to P&A Laundry in Koblerville in pursuit of Don Jr. Pangelinan Sanchez who was trying to evade arrest Monday.
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Don jr. Pangelinan Sanchez
