The Oakley Police Department took a person into custody after a police pursuit led to a vehicle crash at Laurel Road and Empire Wednesday afternoon.
The crash occurred at 12:50 pm and the vehicle was wanted in connection of multiple robberies, including a recent robbery in the City of Concord.
According to preliminary information, the suspect was wanted in connection with a 211 robbery in 5300 block of Crystal Avenue where the subject was robbed at gunpoint. The take was a Rolex, a cell phone and wallet.
1:13 pm UPDATE via Oakley PD:
Major Police activity at Empire Avenue and Laurel Road; please avoid the area and use alternate routes. We anticipate the road will be closed for approximately an hour and a half. We will provide updates as available.
Oakley Police Update
According to Oakley Police Chief Paul Beard, two suspects were arrested after officers were watching a vehicle wanted in connection with a robbery out of the City of Concord Wednesday morning. The vehicle had been located on Filbert Ct. in the City of Oakley.
When the vehicle left, police pursued the vehicle with speeds reaching 70-mph down Laurel before the crash where a red-light was ran by the suspects. They were identified as:
- A Christopher Rodriquez, 22-year-old male, of Oakley (driver)
- Jimmy Cartwright, 23-year-old male, of Antioch (passenger)
Reason for pursuit that the vehicle was involved in the robbery, Concord PD took the two subjects into custody and with Concord Police.
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