Three arrested after San Leandro carjacking attempt and police chase in Oakland
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Three arrested after San Leandro carjacking attempt and police chase in Oakland
"The sequence began around 2:30 p.m. near Polvorosa Avenue and Doolittle Drive when a motorist reported being approached by multiple armed and masked suspects carrying handguns and rifles who were traveling in two cars and tried to forcibly take the victim's vehicle, according to San Leandro police. The victim was able to flee uninjured and contacted police. Drawing on the victim's description and automated license-plate reader cameras,"
"Upon sight of officers closing in on them, the occupants drove off and touched off a chase that eventually reached Glenwood Grade, off Highway 13 south of Lake Temescal, where police said three people got out of the SUV and ran into a residential neighborhood off Duncan Way. San Leandro police officers, now joined by aircraft, officers and police dogs from Oakland police and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office searched the area and arrested the three suspects, authorities said."
A motorist reported being approached by multiple armed and masked suspects carrying handguns and rifles who attempted to forcibly take the victim's vehicle; the victim escaped uninjured and called police. Using the victim's description and automated license-plate reader data, officers located a white Mercedes SUV in Oakland. The vehicle fled when officers approached, triggering a chase that traveled about seven miles into the Oakland Hills and reached Glenwood Grade near Lake Temescal. Three occupants exited and ran into a nearby residential neighborhood. Multiple agencies, aircraft and police dogs assisted in a search that resulted in three arrests; additional details were not released as the investigation continues.
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