2 Suspects In Armed Carjacking Arrested In Hercules: Police

HERCULES, CA — Two suspects were arrested Tuesday in Hercules in connection with an armed carjacking that happened Sunday in Oakland, Hercules police said.

It all started around 1 p.m. Tuesday when the Hercules Police Department heard California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of suspects in a carjacked vehicle on westbound Highway 4 approaching the city of Hercules, police said in a statement posted to social media.

When CHP announced it lost sight of the car, Hercules officers set themselves up in positions to intercept the vehicle if it came into town.

A few minutes later it did.

Officers chased the car for a short distance westbound on SR-4 onto John Muir Parkway but because of how fast the suspects were driving officers lost sight of the car as it passed San Pablo Avenue.

Hercules police quickly set up a perimeter and with the help of Contra Costa sheriff's deputies, CHP ground and air units, and Pinole emergency dispatchers, a coordinated effort to find the two suspects began.

With the help of alert residents on John Muir Parkway, both suspects were quickly found as they ran through the area, police said.

The suspects, a 16-year-old boy from Oakland and a 16-year-old girl from Cupertino, were taken into custody.

The car, which was stolen at gunpoint Sunday in Oakland, was recovered.

"Luckily no one was injured during this incident and two dangerous felons are off the street," Hercules police said.