Crime & Safety
Burglary Suspect Arrested After Chase
Antioch man is captured after authorities say he drove into a Concord neighborhood
An Antioch man was arrested after police say he tried to burglarize a Walnut Creek home and then drove into a Concord neighborhood to hide.
Keith Buchanan, 36, was arrested by a Walnut Creek police sergeant. He was booked on charges of residential burglary, evading a police officer and parole violations.
He is in custody on $170,000 bail.
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Police say Buchanan was spotted breaking into a home on Mi Elena Circle about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Officers said the suspect drove off in a white Honda Civic. The car traveled at a high rate of speed along Oak Grove Road and then eastbound Ygnacio Valley Road.
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The pursuit was called off for safety reasons, but Concord police spotted the vehicle on Green Meadow Drive. Residents told officers they saw a man hopping over fences in their neighborhood.
Buchanan was apprehended a short time later.
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