Two Men Arrested in Worcester on Multiple Drug and Weapon Charges

Friday, April 07, 2017

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Two men were arrested following a brief chase in Worcester on multiple offenses on Wednesday afternoon.

Peter Santos, 37 of Clinton, was charged with Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest, carrying a dangerous weapon, operating a MV with a revoked license, operating a MV so as to endanger, failure to stop for police and possession of class E substance with the intent to distribute.

His brother, Luis Santos, 31 of Southbridge, was placed under arrest and charged with Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card.

The Incident

On Wednesday, April 5, at approximately 5:40 p.m., members of the Worcester Police Gang Unit were on patrol in the area of 30 Chandler Street. At this time the officers saw a man known to them as Peter Santos, driving a silver Toyota past them. Santos was seen pulling into the lot of 30 Chandler Street and then onto Irving Street. Officers are familiar with Santos and knew that he had a revoked driver’s license.

The gang officers followed the Toyota and activated their emergency lights and signaled Santos to stop. He began to slow down but did not stop. The car turned right onto Wellington Street and eventually stopped just prior to Jacques Avenue.

Officers approached the car but Santos refused to roll down his window. At this time officers attempted to open the driver’s door.

Santos stepped on the accelerator and drove off at a high rate of speed. One of the officers had his hand inside the door handle when the car speed off, as result the officer was slammed against the rear quarter panel with his knees.

Officers rushed back to their cruiser and began to follow Santos. Santos was driving very erratic and at a high rate of speed. The officers lost contact with the car. Shortly afterwards a call came over the police radio of a hit and run accident that occurred in the area of 121 Russell Street. The suspect car was the same car that Santos was driving.

Numerous undercover gang and vice officers searched the area for the Santos car. After a while one of the vice officers came upon the car which was parked and unoccupied behind 39-41 Williams Street. Officers set up surveillance near it.

Santos was seen returning to the Toyota. Vice officers immediately approached him and placed him under arrest. A search of Santos produced a double edged knife. Within a few minutes the suspect’s brother arrived to pick him up. The brother was identified as Luis Santos. Luis told the officers that he was there to pick up his brother. After a brief conversation it was discovered that Luis had in his possession 5 rounds .38 SPL ammunition. Luis did not possess a license to carry nor did he have and FID card.

Both cars were towed from the scene. Prior to tow police conducted an inventory search. Inside the Toyota officers discovered 244 Gabapenten pills, a Class E substance.