Cd'A police chase down business burglary suspect

COEUR d'ALENE - A 28-year-old Coeur d'Alene man on Wednesday night was arrested for burglarizing a business, eluding police and drug possession, police said.

Shane P. Amaral was pulled over by police at 10:15 p.m. on the 1100 block of Indiana Avenue, according to a news release from the Coeur d'Alene Police Department.

An officer told Amaral to stay in his vehicle while he conducted a routine driver's license query, but Amaral allegedly began acting suspicious by moving around in his vehicle, police said.

The officer told Amaral to exit the vehicle, but instead he allegedly started the engine and drove away from the area, police said.

Officers followed Amaral with lights and siren in an attempt to get him to comply with the traffic stop. Amaral drove north on 13th Street, traveling about 35 miles per hour, police said. He allegedly didn't stop for area stop signs, police said.

Approximately two minutes after the initial traffic stop, Amaral drove to the north end of a cul-de-sac on the 800 block of 22nd Place.

Amaral exited his vehicle while it was still in motion, police said.

Officers said they observed the vehicle crash into a fence of a nearby yard.

Amaral then allegedly ran up a hill and jumped a fence to Interstate 90.

Officers and Kootenai County sheriff's deputies pursued him on foot and a deputy located him on the 1300 block of East Wallace Avenue.

Amaral was taken into custody, and treated at Kootenai Medical Center for minor injuries he sustained from jumping the fence.

Officers located marijuana and paraphernalia allegedly in his possession, police said.

Officers saw several items of silver dishware and candlesticks in view inside Amaral's vehicle, police said.

He allegedly admitted to police that he had just burglarized Cisco's Antique Store at 1147 Sherman Ave.

Amaral allegedly said he had planned to return to the store that evening and pick up other items he left near the back door.

Coeur d'Alene police detectives responded to Cisco's to investigate the burglary.

Amaral has a past history of arrest for grand theft, reckless driving and probation violations, police said.

He was taken to the Kootenai County jail and booked for burglary, eluding, and possession of a controlled substance, police said.