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In the meantime, Davis located and picked up Twining, and they proceeded southbound on Interstate 5 towards the town of Castaic and their home further south in Long Beach. Davis relayed the details of the incident to Twining as they drove.

Officers Gore and Frago established an observation position south of Castaic at Castaic Junction (ssss1) and picked up a visual on the suspect vehicle less than 20 minutes later, at 23:54. They radioed to dispatch that they were behind the Pontiac, southbound at the semi-truck scales, and asked for assistance with stopping the vehicle.

CHAPTER 2

The Stop

At the time of Unit 78-8’s request, several CHP units were nearby in a position to assist with the stop.

Officers Ed Holmes and Richard Robinson, Unit 78-16R, were patrolling about five miles southeast of Castaic, near the town of Saugus. They were southbound on Route 126 East (San Fernando Road), near the Saugus Café. (ssss1)

Officers Harry Ingold and Roger Palmer, Unit 78-19R, were just a few miles further south, near the town center of Newhall. They were heading northbound toward 78-16R on the same road (San Fernando Road, Route 126 West) near the Way Station Coffee Shop in downtown Newhall, when 78-8 radioed that they were in position behind the Pontiac. (Refer again to ssss1)