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San Ramon police were taken on a brief car chase through city streets on Wednesday evening that ended in a police K-9 unit taking down the suspect after he ditched his stolen vehicle and attempted to hide in a bush.

The arrestee would later be cite-released, instead of booked into the county jail, due to an existing judicial order related to concerns over the coronavirus at the Martinez Detention Facility.

According to SRPD Capt. Cary Goldberg, at approximately 6:19 p.m. San Ramon police had received a report that Danville police officers were in pursuit of a gray Ford pickup truck, which was reported stolen to Hercules police earlier in the day.

After Danville police terminated their pursuit for safety reasons due to the suspect driving on the wrong side of the road, SRPD officers were able to locate the vehicle at Crow Canyon Road and Alcosta Boulevard, briefly initiating their own pursuit before backing off after additional wrong-way driving was observed.

Officers ultimately saw the stolen vehicle pull into a driveway on Valdivia Circle and observed the driver running away and jumping fences into local backyards, according to SRPD Capt. Denton Carlson. A perimeter was set up, and with the assistance of Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputies and the sheriff's office helicopter, the suspect was soon located in nearby bushes.