Watch: Wanted Suspect Hides in Storm Drain After Grappler Ends Calif. Police Chase

A suspect wanted on a felony warrant unsuccessfully tried to evade Corona police by running through a wooded area and hiding inside a storm drain after his vehicle was disabled by a Grappler device.

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Joe Vince

Oct. 29, 2026

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A felony warrant suspect led Riverside and Corona police on a late-night pursuit before a Grappler device disabled his vehicle.
Video shows the suspect abandoning the car, running through a wooded area and climbing into a storm drain to avoid arrest.
Air support tracked the suspect's movements, and police ultimately took him into custody on the outstanding warrant and reckless evading allegations.

A Corona police Grappler device disables a suspect's vehicle — Dashboard and body camera footage show a felony warrant suspect abandoning his vehicle and scrambling into a storm drain after Corona police used a Grappler device to bring a pursuit to an end.

Dashboard and body camera footage captured a suspect wanted of a felony warrant as he scurried into a storm drain to escape police, who deployed a grappler to disable his vehicle earlier this month.

The wild chase happened at around 10:15 p.m. Oct. 9 when Riverside police called for help with the pursuit of a suspect who had fled into Corona, the Corona Police Department stated in a social media post that included video footage.

Once Corona police joined the chase, they deployed a Grappler device, which brought the suspect's vehicle to a halt. That's when he abandoned the car and tried to flee on foot.

Corona police's air unit was part of the response, and it was able to keep track of the suspect as he ran through a wooded area. In order to elude police, the suspect finally tried to hide in a storm drain.

The officers, however, were better at playing hide and seek. They eventually took the suspect into custody.

According to Corona police, the suspect was wanted on an active felony warrant and for reckless evading.

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Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.