Attempted robbery in Oakland ends with suspect car wrapped around pole
Attempted robbery suspects speed away from Oakland crime scene and causes violent crash in Hayward
Police say they used their helicopter to track multiple attempted robbery suspects who were masked and armed after they confronted a security guard outside s supermarket in East Oakland. A police department spokesman said a motorcycle officer tried to pull over the suspect vehicle while it was on Interstate 880 but the driver sped away and got off in Hayward. That's where it crashed into another car. The three suspects in the getaway car and the driver they crashed into were all taken to the hospital. The suspects are 1 adult and two juveniles. They're all male. Police say they'll be taken into custody once they're released from the hospital.
HAYWARD, Calif. - A police pursuit that began in Oakland, following an attempted armed robbery, ended in a violent crash in Hayward late Wednesday afternoon, leaving several people injured.
Attempted robbery, pursuit along I-880
What we know:
Police said the chase stemmed from an attempted armed robbery that happened just before 3 p.m. near the intersection of International Boulevard and Durant Avenue.
An Oakland Police Department spokesperson said several armed and masked suspects threatened an armed security guard. Police said the security guard fired his weapon at the armed suspects, but that no one was injured.
The suspects fled in a vehicle. A motorcycle officer attempted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle once the vehicle was located. Police said the suspects did not comply and took off at high speed. The police said officers did not pursue the vehicle, though they added the police department's helicopter followed the suspects into Hayward.
Oakland police pursuit ends in injury crash in Hayward
Aerial video shows the scene of a crash after an Oakland police pursuit in Hayward.
The chase traveled down Interstate 880 before the suspect vehicle exited at Hesperian Boulevard.
Police said that's where the suspect vehicle crashed into another car at Hesperian Blvd. and Turner Court.
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SkyFOX video from above showed a silver sedan nearly wrapped around a pole, and another vehicle stopped in the middle of the street.
Police said three suspects were taken to the hospital. Their conditions were listed as minor to critical injuries. Two of the suspects are minors, police said.
Police said the suspects will be taken into custody once they are released from the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle that was hit by the suspects was also taken to a hospital. Their condition was not specified other than being stable.
Police said they are looking for at least two other suspects in connection to the attempted robbery.
One witness said he was at a coffee shop with his dog when he saw the crash. He said he saw a car coming southbound from Hesperian and hit another car in the intersection and ricocheted into a pole.
Marlo Vazquez, of Hayward, said there were three people in the car that was being pursued. He said one woman looked badly injured in the crash.
He said two males in the car being pursued exited the vehicle with their hands up. He said police had their weapons drawn. He said people had to be extracted from the vehicle that crashed into the pole.
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