Mug Shot Steve McQueen

Fred Romero once chased McQueen the racing legend on Mulholland Drive,Malibu, California.
It was in the early 1970's,Romero was with the Los Angeles Police Department. McQueen, driving a dark-green Porsche at the time, drew the officer into a pursuit on the winding, ridgeline road. The police knew McQueen enjoyed doing this.„Steve McQueen was famous for baiting black-and-whites.“It wasn't an isolated incident waiting to happen. The Mulholland chase went fast and furious for a time at speeds of 85 to 90 mph, Romero recalled. McQueen pulled ahead in the tight turns, and Romero never did catch him, „Steve McQueens car had a helluva lot more performance than mine did.“However, since police knew where McQueen lived, Romero and his partner wound up at his home about 10 minutes later. McQueen's Porsche was in the driveway; the smell of a hot engine and hot rubber brake pads filled the air. „The boy liked to speed,“ Humble and polite McQueen would come to the door and asked them in. McQueen did not get a ticket but was warned against such future racing. Romero shook his hand and left that time, feeling justice had been served. But the next week at roll call, word went out that McQueen was back to baiting police cars up on Mulholland. It wasn't the last time Romero, who has lived in Simi Valley for more than 30 years, would see McQueen. A pilot himself, Romero knew McQueen flew out of Santa Paula Airport and often spotted him cruising over Simi in his yellow Stearman biplane. It brought back memories of the day the two had baited each other. Looking skyward, Romero, now a 63-year-old insurance fraud investigator, recalled, „I wished him well.“