Crime & Safety
Sheriff's Helicopter Called in for Beaumont Suspect Search
The sheriff's department called upon aerial support Thursday afternoon as authorities sought a man who ran during a traffic stop, officials tell Patch.
A man who ran from sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop in Beaumont Thursday remains at large following a search by land and air, officials say.
According to Riverside County Sheriff's Corporal Angel Ramos, a man ran from a deputy when he attempted a traffic stop in the area of 6th Street and Magnolia around 3 p.m.
The car pulled over and the driver remained, but the passenger got out and ran, according to Ramos.
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The driver, identified as 37-year-old Banning resident Dale McKissen, was arrested on several misdemeanor warrants and a possession of methamphetamine charge, according to Ramos.
The passenger, however, remained at large Thursday after a search by both Beaumont police and the sheriff's department.
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The department had requested the use of a helicopter to find the man-- who is believed to have two felony warrants out for his arrest-- but were unsuccessful in locating him, Ramos told Patch.
McKissen was being booked at the Banning jail, Ramos said.
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