October 1, 2023 - Merced – Merced Police Department officials report that Merced PD Officers arrest a Merced man wanted for robbery after he leads officers on a vehicle pursuit.
On September 30, 2023, at approximately 8:33 A.M., Merced Police Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of G Street for a report of a robbery. The female victim was selling honey, and she was approached by a man later identified as Leonardo Alamar (38). Alamar demanded the victim’s purse and threatened to shoot her. After a struggle Alamar took the victim’s purse and fled in his vehicle.
At approximately 1:00 P.M., Officers located Alamar driving the same vehicle traveling west on N.W. Bear Creek Drive from Mckee Road. As officers attempted to stop Alamar he sped off and a pursuit ensued. As Alamar turned South onto G Street, he threw a black bag containing a .22 caliber rifle out the window which officers recovered. The pursuit continued through East Merced and as officers attempted to set up a P.I.T. (Pursuit Intervention Technique) maneuver, Alamar turned and rammed the police vehicle.
Alamar’s vehicle came to a stop near East 21st Street and Keely Road, and he was taken into custody. Officers located additional ammunition and magazines inside of the vehicle belonging to the rifle that was thrown out. Alamar was arrested for robbery, evading police, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person and assault with a deadly weapon.
Case Number: 23-51665
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Tevon Prevostini at 209-388-7728 or by email at PrevostiniT@CityofMerced.org.
Other ways to contact us or report crime include:
For any emergency call or text 911
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912
Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725
Anonymous Tips online at http://www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org/index.html.
Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website https://www.cityofmerced.org/departments/police.
Source & photos: Merced Police Department
