Man Accused Of Stealing Unmarked Police Car Captured

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DENVER (CBS4)- Police in Denver have arrested the man they believe stole an unmarked police cruiser and led police on a chase through several neighborhoods last month.

Police arrested Ravi Anthony Guerrero. Guerrero, 38, was arrested on charges including investigation of motor vehicle aggravated theft, second-degree assault and menacing with a deadly weapon.

It all started Aug. 28 when police responded to the scene of a hit-and-run near Dakota and Clay. When an officer got out of his vehicle to investigate, the suspect, now identified as Guerrero, jumped in and started driving.

Copter4 flew over a hit-and-run investigation where a man jumped into an unmarked police cruiser and took off (credit: CBS)

Police tweeted an update in the case that they had arrested Guerrero.

UPDATE: The suspect who stole the unmarked Officers vehicle on 08/28/15 has been arrested, he is identified as 39yo Ravi Anthony Guerrero.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 9, 2015

A witness captured an image of the man police were looking for as he was running from the first hit-and-run scene. That man was later identified as Guerrero.

A witness captured an image of the hit-and-run suspect (credit: James Garcia)

The suspect drove away in the police cruiser and crashed three times before he ran away from officers.

Police did not provide details about how they captured Guerrero.