From Chelsea Phua:
A burglary suspect allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase Tuesday that started in Sacramento County and ended shortly before noon in Vacaville.
Dante P. Prentice, 18, on Tuesday was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on several counts of felonies, including suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, forgery, evading a police officer and driving in a reckless manner, according to online jail records.
Sacramento County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran said Prentice reportedly reached speeds of up to 110 mph.
Curran said Prentice is one of four people accused of burglarizing a home on Darkwoods Court in the Foothill Farms area.
The other two arrested are Kayla Jerusala Narayan, 22, and Marqueze Berzishon Nash, 18. They were also booked on felony charges that included suspicion of burglary.
Curran said the department received the burglary call about 10 a.m. The victim returned home to find her garage door locked. She normally leaves it unlocked, and that caused her to be suspicious, Curran said.
Deputies did not find anyone inside the house but several items, including the victim's personal checks, were missing.
As deputies were taking a report from the victim, Curran said the victim received a phone call from her bank or a cash-checking business informing her that someone was trying to cash her check in the 4300 block of Watt Avenue.
Curran said deputies arrived at the cash-checking business in North Highlands to find Narayan and Nash trying to cash the victim's checks. They were arrested.
Prentice and another man inside the getaway vehicle - a dark blue sedan - fled when they saw deputies, Curran said.
A chase ensued. One of them exited the car and fled on Harrison Street, Curran said. He was still at large Tuesday evening and described as wearing a white T-shirt with blue jeans.
Deputies continued pursuing the car's driver, Prentice, who allegedly went onto Madison Avenue, then westbound Interstate 80.
Curran said Prentice tried to force a U.S. Marshal vehicle off the highway near Truxel Road, but was unsuccessful.
California Highway Patrol officers eventually took over the pursuit as the suspect crossed into Yolo and Solano counties, authorities said. A sheriff's K9 unit stayed with the pursuit until it ended on Leisure Town Road in Vacaville about 11:50 a.m., authorities said.
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