The Lafayette Police Department says a 7-year-old child was located in a vehicle after pursuit of a pair of robbery suspects Wednesday afternoon.
According to police, on Wednesday afternoon (2/28/24) at about 2:00 pm PM, Lafayette police officers responded to a report of a robbery at a fast-food restaurant on the 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette.
Officers identified the suspect vehicle and determined it was involved in armed robberies in Solano and Marin Counties earlier in the day.
At about 2:12 PM, a Lafayette officer located the suspect vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 24. The vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed leading the officer on a pursuit that went west on Camino Pablo toward El Sobrante.
While on Camino Pablo (which turns into San Pablo Dam Road), the suspect vehicle apparently lost traction and collided with another car traveling in the opposing lane.
Two occupants in the suspect vehicle were taken into custody. They are identified as 24-year-old Jajuan Ojeda of Oakland and 39-year-old Aevra Traylor of Sacramento. Officers discovered a 7-year-old boy in the suspect vehicle who turned out to be the child of the driver.
Ojeda and Traylor were booked into the Martinez Detention Facility and are facing charges that include robbery, felony evasion, and child endangerment. Both also had multiple warrants for their arrest.
The driver of the vehicle who was struck on San Pablo Dam Road was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
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Infant Left Alone in Car Seat During Burglary Attempt in Hercules
In Hercules, a baby was left alone in a car seat during a burglary in progress which resulted in the discovery of weapons and drugs charges.
According to police, on February 19, at approximately 4:24PM HPD Officers were dispatched to Home Depot for a theft in progress. Officers contacted the two subjects as they exited Home Depot and approached a Chevy Cruze parked in a handicap spot, with the engine running, and an infant left alone in a car seat.
Officers recognized the subjects and one subject was known to be on Felony Probation for Robbery. A probation search was conducted of the vehicle.
Officers located large quantities of marijuana packaged for sales and promethazine with no prescription label. Officers arrested both subjects for suspected drug violations and child endangerment. A family member responded to the scene and took custody of the child — Full Story: Click Here
