A man was taken into custody after allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at a bank in Mira Mesa on Thursday and then trying to carjack a motorcycle and a car.
Moises Garcia-Perez, 22, tried to cash the check at the Bank of America on the 9200 block of Mira Mesa Blvd around 2:42 p.m., according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). When he was unsuccessful, he left but forgot his real I.D. at the bank.
Garcia-Perez returned later to get his I.D. and the bank called police. When officers arrived at the scene, he took off.
SDPD says he ran across Mira Mesa Boulevard and attempted to carjack a motorcycle from someone who was stopped at an intersection. Garcia-Perez pushed the victim down and was attempting to lift up the motorcycle when police say he saw officers chasing him and ran.
He then jumped a fence and tried to carjack another person. The second victim was inside the car while it was running and Garcia-Perez attempted to get into the passenger seat.
When he was unsuccessful again, he ran southbound on Black Mountain Road and got onto a bus.
SDPD says a good Samaritan called them and informed them of his whereabouts.
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Garcia-Perez was arrested when he got off the bus at a transit center.
