Four individuals were in custody Monday after a suspect vehicle connected with retail thefts at the Napa outlet stores was involved in a rollover crash in Oakland's Lake Merritt neighborhood, according to authorities.According to the Oakland Police Department, just after 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspect vehicle involved in an accident that was connected to a crime in another city. Chopper video showed CHP, police and first responders surrounding a suspect vehicle that had rolled near the intersection of Lakeshore Ave. and Beacon St. near Eastshore Park by Lake Merritt. Oakland police did not provide any specific...
"…A short time later, a CHP airplane began tracking the vehicle from overhead. The pursuit continued to the East Bay, but when the suspect vehicle was on I-80 near Carlson in Richmond, ground units backed off on the pursuit and let the CHP airplane continue tracking the car.
CHP said the driver of the suspect vehicle continued to drive recklessly even after CHP vehicles stopped their pursuit. As the vehicle was traversing city streets in Oakland, the driver lost control and crashed at the intersection of Lakeshore and Beacon. Officers arrived at the scene following the rollover crash and detained four occupants."
"…A short time later, a CHP airplane began tracking the vehicle from overhead. The pursuit continued to the East Bay, but when the suspect vehicle was on I-80 near Carlson in Richmond, ground units backed off on the pursuit and let the CHP airplane continue tracking the car.
CHP said the driver of the suspect vehicle continued to drive recklessly even after CHP vehicles stopped their pursuit. As the vehicle was traversing city streets in Oakland, the driver lost control and crashed at the intersection of Lakeshore and Beacon. Officers arrived at the scene following the rollover crash and detained four occupants."