Suspect Evades Police After Ramming Oakley Police Vehicle

For the third time in four days, the Oakley Police Department has had a suspect vehicle ram a patrol vehicle in an attempt to flee from officers.

On Sunday morning, a suspect vehicle who was in an early Sunday pursuit with the California Highway Patrol evaded CHP and was later located by Oakley Police officers at the Carol Lane Apartments on Carol Lane. Upon an officer approaching the suspect, the vehicle backed into the patrol vehicle, causing minor damage and took off.

Police pursued the vehicle to Teakwood Drive before the suspect came to a dead end at Fairhaven Court. The male suspect exited the vehicle and took off hoping fences and yards when Oakley Police lost sight of the male.

The Oakley Police Department was assisted by Brentwood Police Department officers who provided assistance with the use of drones, the Pittsburg Police Department provided a K9 unit and the CHP and Contra Costa County Sheriff also responded.

The suspect was not located, however, he is known to Oakley Police. No injuries were reported.

Here is a look at the May 25 incident:

VEHICULAR ASSAULT ON TWO OAKLEY POLICE OFFICERS

On Thursday May 25, 2023 at 6:13AM Oakley Police Officers were dispatched to 69 Carol Lane regarding a stolen U-Haul pickup truck being on the grounds. Our officers arrived and located the stolen truck in the apartment complex. The truck was occupied, by only one person, and our officers attempted to stop him. The driver responded by ramming our two officers, who were in two separate patrol cars, and fleeing out of the apartment complex.

Our officers composed themselves and initiated a pursuit of the suspect, who was now wanted for not only the stolen vehicle but also for assault with a deadly weapon upon our two officers. Our officers chased the suspect until he turned going southbound in the northbound lanes of highway 160.

Even though the suspect had just committed a violent felony assault upon our officers we have to constantly assess when to continue pursuits and when to terminate them due to the dangerous nature of them. Factors such as severity of the crime, time of day, traffic patterns and danger to the community come into play when making these assessments. In this particular case we decided to terminate our pursuit of this suspect. Our officers continued our investigation and later found the stolen truck on Heritage Way.

The truck was unoccupied, but we were able to determine the driver was Shane Hernandez (32, Baypoint).

This investigation continued throughout the day and it involved allied agencies. At 5:39PM Deputy Sheriff’s with the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff located Hernandez inside the Wal-Mart store in Pittsburg. Hernandez stayed true to his pattern and fled from the Deputy Sheriff’s on foot throughout the store, he was however caught, subdued and taken into custody.

Hernandez was arrested and booked for assault upon our officers, possession of a stolen vehicle and several outstanding arrest warrants.