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Man Suspected of Murdering his Girlfriend in Salinas caught in High Speed Chase near Soledad on 101

Salinas police officers arrested a man on Wednesday night, February 17 outside of Soledad that they suspect murdered his girlfriend. According to the Salinas PD, a welfare check was conducted on the woman at 12:15 pm on Wednesday, February 17 which led officers to find the victim who has been identified as a 57-year-old mother at a Salinas home off of the 1700 block of Great Island Street. A search for the woman's boyfriend, 59-year-old Richard Ruiz began immediately and authorities were able to find Ruiz in Gilroy a couple of hours later. After they attempted to pull him over on Highway 101, Ruiz led police on a short chase until a CHP spike strip was utilized to stop his vehicle close to Soledad. Ruiz was booked into the Monterey County Jail charged with murder and evading officers.

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