HEALDSBURG, Calif. - A man was arrested in Healdsburg following a brief pursuit on Friday after he allegedly stole a pickup in Santa Rosa and dragged a worker who attempted to stop him.

Santa Rosa Police Department officers were called about 1:30 p.m. Friday to the Kaiser Permanente Medical offices located at 3975 Old Redwood Highway on reports of the carjacking and a possible assault, according to a department statement.

There, officers met with a maintenance worker who reported that he had parked his truck near the entrance to the offices and noticed "an unknown male suspect" enter the vehicle and start the engine.

"To stop the suspect from fleeing, the victim approached the driver’s side and attempted to remove the keys from the ignition," the SRPD reported. "The suspect verbally t

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