ANTIOCH – Authorities on Wednesday arrested a person on suspicion of carjacking and briefly kidnapping a lady in Antioch.
The incident began round 8:50 a.m., when a automotive crash was reported close to Lone Tree Means and Slatten Ranch Street, in accordance with Antioch police Lt. John Fortner. A person was seen operating from a black sedan into the Slatten Ranch Buying Heart.
Fortner stated the identical man carjacked a silver SUV within the car parking zone close to the Panda Categorical restaurant.
The suspect drove away with the sufferer, a lady, nonetheless contained in the SUV, however she managed to flee close to the Walmart Supercenter on Lone Tree Means, in accordance with Fortner.
Whereas patrolling the world, officers discovered the SUV and initiated a pursuit. The chase, nonetheless, was known as off when the person began rushing towards a faculty zone, Fortner stated.
The suspect deserted the SUV within the 3100 block of View Drive and ran to the intersection of Alcala Road and West Tregallas Street, the place he tried to open a number of parked automobiles, in accordance with Fortner.
As officers converged on the world, the person ran northbound onto Freeway 4 and was arrested.
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