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Parolee arrested after a Simi police chase

A parolee was arrested on suspicion of auto theft after a foot chase Thursday in Simi Valley, police said.

The arrest occurred about 1:40 a.m. near the 2200 block of Birch Glen Avenue. An officer responding to a report of two men loitering spotted a suspicious sport utility vehicle, and when he tried to stop the SUV, a man jumped out and ran, Simi Valley police said.

The officer chased and caught the man, who was identified as Shawn Sterhardt, 36, of Thousand Oaks, police said. Police later learned the vehicle Sterhardt had been driving was reported stolen Sept. 26 in Los Angeles, authorities said…

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