Carjacking Suspects Lead Officers on Wild Multi-Agency Pursuit Ending in Arcadia

Dead End Carjackers – The suspects in the stolen Chevy Volt thought they could evade officers by turning onto a dead end street in Arcadia Tuesday morning. – Photo by Terry Miller

Carjacking Suspects Lead Officers on Wild Multi-Agency Pursuit Ending in Arcadia
Suspects Stole Vehicle in Fontana

By Terry Miller

Two people were arrested after a pursuit involving a stolen black Chevy Volt car that began in the Inland Empire and ended in the San Gabriel Valley on Tuesday morning, according to CHP.
The KTLA news chopper caught the action unfolding while a LASD helicopter circled the scene until the officers gave a “code 4,” meaning no further assistance was needed and that the suspects were in custody.
The Fontana Police Department initiated the pursuit in the Riverside area because the vehicle was reported stolen, Jose Barrios of the California Highway Patrol said.
CHP took over the chase when it entered Los Angeles County.
During the pursuit on freeway and surface streets, the Volt appeared at times to be traveling at a high rate of speed and driving on the wrong side of the road, as video of the chase showed. At one point, it appeared the CHP was trying to initiate a pit maneuver along Foothill Blvd. just prior to the suspects turning into the dead end street.
After turning onto Loma Lisa from Foothill Blvd. they were cornered by pursuing CHP vehicles. The driver and passenger were taken into custody at gunpoint.
Based on preliminary information from Fontana police, the car appeared to have been taken through a carjacking.

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