Alert Lemoore Police Officer, with help, nabs suspect with no-bail arrest warrant

The subject, according to police, had an outstanding felony no-bail arrest warrant and was driving a vehicle next to the police officer. 

The felony no-bail warrant was for the criminal charge of escape.  The officer requested assistance from the Hanford Police Department and attempted to make a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of 12th Avenue and Centennial Drive in Hanford.

The suspect’s vehicle failed to stop, and the officer pursued the car for a short distance. The vehicle stopped behind a business on West Lacey Boulevard. The male driver exited the car and ran from officers. 

With the assistance of the Hanford Police Department and the Kings County Sheriff’s Office, a perimeter was set up in the area. After a short search, the male was apprehended by a Kings County Sheriff’s K9 on North 12th Avenue. Police arrested the suspect, 35-year-old Caleb Nicholas Wedderburn of Lemoore.

After his arrest, police searched Wedderburn’s vehicle and located multiple items of drug paraphernalia.  Wedderburn was treated for his injuries and booked into the Kings County Jail for his outstanding warrant, evading a police officer, obstructing a police officer, driving without a license, and possession of drug paraphernalia.