A Grass Valley man has been arrested for leading patrol cars on a pursuit that went through a number of residential neighborhood streets. Nevada County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Rob Bringolf says it began early Tuesday evening, when deputies spotted 41-year-old Joel Petty driving a pickup without license plates, while turning from Laws Ranch Road onto Highway 174…

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Bringolf says officers from the Grass Valley Police Department also joined the pursuit. He says they lost Petty for a while, but then some firefighters and local residents say they saw Petty go toward the Tall Pines Mobile Home Park…

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Bringolf says that’s where Petty was arrested without incident on charges that include felony evasion and possession of drug paraphenalia. He also says Petty was wanted on a misdemeanor arrest warrant for another evasion, including possession of methamphetamine.