BUENA PARK -- A search was continuing today for a domestic violence suspect who escaped after leading authorities on a chase that ended in Newport Beach with an hours-long standoff and a dash to safety by the man's estranged wife and children.
Newport Beach police, assisted by California Highway Patrol officers, were searching for Thomas Ueno, who abandoned his SUV near Dover Drive and 16th Street in Newport Beach and ran off, according to Newport Beach police.