Man recklessly driving stolen SUV tried ‘to bait officers into several pursuits,’ Anchorage police say
By: adn.com
A 22-year-old man tried “to bait officers into several pursuits” while recklessly driving a stolen security vehicle early Tuesday morning, Anchorage police said.
Jasten K. Fujishiro was remanded at the Anchorage jail and faces 15 charges, including first-degree vehicle theft, second-degree theft, three counts of third-degree assault, two counts of failure to stop, four counts of leaving the scene of a crash, violation of conditions of release, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, according to the Anchorage Police Department.
It started around 1 a.m. Tuesday, when a security guard at the Holiday gas station near 36th Avenue and C Street was in the process of removing Fujishiro from the property for trespassing, according to a police alert Thursday. Fujishiro stole the guard’s security vehicle, a 2014 Nissan Xterra, and drove away, police said.
