Chico Resident Arrested for Allegedly Fleeing from Deputies in Stolen Vehicle
OROVILLE, CA — “On June 1, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Butte County Sheriff”s Office (BCSO) deputies located a black Subaru Forester that was reported stolen out of Chico earlier that afternoon. BCSO deputies conducted a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle in the area of 10th Street and Nevada Avenue in Thermalito. The driver of the stolen vehicle failed to stop. The driver, later identified as Carrie Love, age 46 of Chico, led deputies on a 29 mile long pursuit from the Thermalito area, through Richvale, and into the community of Durham.
As the stolen vehicle was driving northbound on Aguas Frias Road near the intersection with Durham-Dayton Hwy, BCSO deputies blocked cross traffic and placed tire deflation devices or “spike strips” across the roadway. The driver of the stolen vehicle drove over the spike strips which caused several of the vehicle’s tires to go flat. The driver then drove into several fields and orchards located to the southwest of Willow Landing Road and Dayton Road. The driver then attempted to navigate up an embankment and the vehicle rolled over onto its side.
Carrie Love fled from the stolen vehicle on foot into an orchard, but was quickly apprehended by deputies without incident. Carrie Love was booked into the Butte County Jail for the following criminal charges:
- Felony evading – 2800.2 CVC
- Felony evading: driving opposite of traffic – 2800.4 CVC
- Felony possession of a stolen vehicle – 496d(a) PC
- Misdemeanor obstructing a peace officer – 148(a)(1) PC
- Misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance – 11377(a) H&S”
