A former "Baywatch" actor who gained fame running on the beach was caught running from the law recently in Placerville. Jose Solano was arrested in Placerville on charges of burglary and hit and run.

Jose Rafael Solano Jr., 37, left, was arrested on suspicion of burglary April 28 after allegedly stealing sheets of tattoo patterns from Hangtown Tattoo and fleeing through town, said Placerville Police Department Capt. Mike Scott. Placerville police say 37-year-old Jose Solano was passing through town on April 28, 2008 on his way from Reno to the Bay Area when he stopped into the Hangtown Tattoo and Body Piercing parlor. Police say he stole several pages of designs or "flash" from the shop and ran off.

David Cameron, the tattoo business's owner, called police about 7:25 p.m. to report that a man had entered his business and taken 50 sheets of tattoo patterns without paying for them, Scott said.

When Cameron went outside to confront him, Solano became angry and allegedly threatened Cameron with physical violence.

Cameron called police and gave them a description of Solano and the vehicle he fled in, Scott said. "I was pretty shocked," Cameron said. "You know, when I found out he was on 'Baywatch' I was even more shocked."  Cameron also told said he would have just given Solano the pages if he had asked for them. 

Officers stopped Solano's vehicle on Main Street, east of Cedar Ravine Road. Cameron and another witness were brought to the traffic stop and they identified Solano as the person who allegedly took the patterns.

Officers found the tattoo patterns in Solano's vehicle, he said.

Solano was booked into El Dorado County Jail in Placerville on suspicion of burglary and failing to stop after damaging property. Solano, 37, was arrested and released on $11,500 bail, according to TMZ.

Solano is scheduled to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. June 3 in Superior Court, she said.

Police are still investigating the incident, along with allegations that Solano backed into a light pole on Main Street and damaged it just before police stopped him, Scott said.

Solano played lifeguard "Manny Gutierrez" on "Baywatch" from 1996 to 1999 and also has appeared on the TV drama "Jag," according to the Internet Movie Database's Web site.