Injured Oakland Police Officers Released From Hospital

OAKLAND, CA — Two Oakland police officers who were injured after a vehicle allegedly linked to multiple armed robberies collided with a patrol car early Thursday morning have been released from the hospital, police said.

Officers tried to pull over the suspects' vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. but the driver did not yield and a pursuit ensued, according to police.

Several minutes later the driver of the suspects' vehicle ran a stop sign at Ninth Avenue and East 12th Street and collided with a marked patrol car, police said.

The two officers were taken to a hospital and initially were in stable condition and then were released later in the day.

The driver and passenger of the suspects' vehicle were arrested and were also hospitalized in stable condition.

Officers who searched the suspects' vehicle allegedly found a loaded firearm inside it.

The suspects' names haven't yet been released by police.

— Bay City News; Image via OPD