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Lemoore police chase down theft suspects, arrest three while officer injured but okay
A Lemoore police officer was injured during a single-vehicle collision. He was transported to a local hospital and later released with minor injuries.
It was early Monday afternoon when the Lemoore Police Department was advised of the theft. A witness provided a license plate for the suspects’ stolen vehicle, determined to have been stolen in Visalia. Lemoore officers observed the vehicle driving westbound on State Route 198 at 19th Ave. Officers got behind the car, attempting to force a traffic stop. The driver failed to yield, and a pursuit ensued. The driver continued towards the West Hills College area, resulting in a lockdown.
The chase continued for approximately 20 minutes. Somewhere in the area of 13th Avenue and Kent Avenue, the suspected driver stopped the vehicle, allowing the driver and front-seat passenger to flee on foot. The driver was taken into custody and later identified as 26-year-old Sean Frain of Visalia. The front seat passenger got away. Two females in the vehicle, Heidi Brindle-Alvarez, 43, and Samantha Lovett, 23, both of Visalia, were also taken into custody.
Frain was arrested and booked into the Kings County Jail. Police arrested him on several charges including evading the police, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle and property, resisting arrest, a hit and run and driving while under the influence of drugs. The court set his bail at $180,000.
Police arrested and booked Brindle-Alvarez into the Kings County Jail on several charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle and stolen property, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and three warrants out of Tulare County. She is being held without bail.
Police also arrested Samantha Lovett, booking her into the Kings County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of the stolen property, and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Her bail was set at $20,000.
