Updated
Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jun 19
Isaac Paval Detained After Stealing Sacramento Police Cruiser in 17-Minute Highway 99 Chase
Updated
Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jun 19

Isaac Paval Detained After Stealing Sacramento Police Cruiser in 17-Minute Highway 99 Chase

3 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jun 19

Summary

  • 28-year-old Isaac Paval was taken into custody near Turner Road after fleeing in a stolen Sacramento police cruiser from Sacramento County into the Lodi area.
  • Police said officers responding to a 12:30 p.m. vandalism call tried to detain Paval, but he broke away, took a marked patrol vehicle and triggered a chase later handled by the California Highway Patrol.
  • At 1:42 p.m. and again at 1:47 p.m., pursuing officers struck the cruiser in attempted PIT maneuvers, but Paval kept driving south on Highway 99 before slowing, getting out and surrendering.
  • Southbound Highway 99 was temporarily blocked and later reopened; no officers were injured, and Paval was hospitalized before booking on multiple felony charges.
  • Sacramento police said Paval was already on pretrial probation for DUI, and investigators are also examining whether he possessed a rifle during the incident.

Insights

After two failed PIT maneuvers, was continuing the high-speed chase the right call for public safety?
When a man on probation steals a police car, does it expose a failing justice system or a deeper social crisis?