Elk Grove police said they arrested a man Saturday after he purposefully backed into patrol cars in a stolen vehicle and led officers on a chase into Sacramento. Gonzalo Rodriguez, 34, was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon, felony evading, hit-and-run, resisting arrest and probation violation, according to the Elk Grove Police Department. Officers located the stolen vehicle Saturday night in the area of Bond Road and East Stockton Boulevard. Two officers had positioned their cars behind the stolen vehicle when Rodriguez put the car in reverse and "purposefully backed into both patrol vehicles," police said in a news release. Rodriguez then drove away, leading officers on a chase. At one point, Rodriguez got on a frontage road near Cosumnes River Boulevard and Interstate 5 and was involved in a collision with another vehicle that police described as minor. Rodriguez then allegedly drove into an open field, where he got out of the stolen vehicle and ran through the field, police said. One of the patrol vehicles that followed Rodriguez into the field caught fire due to the dry grass, police said. No officers were injured. A police K-9 helped apprehend Rodriguez, who was injured and hospitalized for treatment. He was booked into the jail after being medically cleared.

Elk Grove police said they arrested a man Saturday after he purposefully backed into patrol cars in a stolen vehicle and led officers on a chase into Sacramento.

Gonzalo Rodriguez, 34, was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon, felony evading, hit-and-run, resisting arrest and probation violation, according to the Elk Grove Police Department.


Officers located the stolen vehicle Saturday night in the area of Bond Road and East Stockton Boulevard. Two officers had positioned their cars behind the stolen vehicle when Rodriguez put the car in reverse and "purposefully backed into both patrol vehicles," police said in a news release.

Rodriguez then drove away, leading officers on a chase. At one point, Rodriguez got on a frontage road near Cosumnes River Boulevard and Interstate 5 and was involved in a collision with another vehicle that police described as minor.

Elk Grove Police Department Gonzalo Rodriguez

Rodriguez then allegedly drove into an open field, where he got out of the stolen vehicle and ran through the field, police said.

One of the patrol vehicles that followed Rodriguez into the field caught fire due to the dry grass, police said. No officers were injured.

A police K-9 helped apprehend Rodriguez, who was injured and hospitalized for treatment. He was booked into the jail after being medically cleared.