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Antioch carjacking suspects arrested after pursuit, crash in Pleasant Hill

By Duncan Sinfield
Updated  November 24, 2019 6:33pm PST
Crime and Public Safety
KTVU FOX 2

Four carjacking suspects arrested in Pleasant Hill after chase from Pittsburg

Two of the four suspects fled to a nearby shopping center and were arrested.

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - Officers from Antioch, Pittsburg and Pleasant Hill police departments successfully apprehended multiple carjacking suspects after a pursuit from Antioch and crash in Pleasant Hill.

Around 12:51 p.m. Sunday, Antioch police were investigating a carjacking that occurred within their city.

The vehicle involved was last seen on Interstate 680. Pittsburg police located the vehicle and followed it into Pleasant Hill.

The suspects crashed the vehicle on the freeway off-ramp before fleeing on foot.

The Pleasant Hill police department assisted in apprehending the suspects who entered the Courtyard Shopping Center.

No one was injured during the incident, and all suspects were turned over to the Antioch police department.

Traffic delays were reported in the area as police conducted an investigation into the crime.