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# Suspect eludes police in Wildcat Canyon chase
- URL: https://www.grandviewindependent.com/rpd-in-pursuit-of-suspect-in-the-area-of-wildcat-canyon/
- Published: 2022-12-23T20:23:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-28T23:08:55.000Z
- Author: Linda Hemmila

After an altercation, attempted arrest, and a taser deployment, a man fled from Contra Costa County sheriff officers who were conducting a search near the Staging Area of Wildcat Canyon Park on Friday afternoon. 

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Photo credit: Ed Shelden
  
  
With police on the ground and a helicopter providing an aerial view, the suspect disappeared into the revenue area of Wildcat Canyon, police said.  
  
The suspect is described as a white male in his 40s with visible tattoos, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a beanie cap.

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Photo credit: Ed Shelden

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