BAKER CITY — A man was lodged in the Baker County Jail after he fled police and was arrested a week later. According to police reports, on June 16th, 2026, a Baker City Police Officer attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Sammy Garcia Jr., 41, of Baker City, who was known by the officer to hold detainers to go to jail. Garcia reportedly fled the stop on 9th Street at a high rate of speed. The officer eventually lost visual of the suspe…
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