Four Napa clothing store theft suspects arrested after crashing stolen vehicle in Oakland
The four suspects attempted to flee on foot after crashing near Lake Merritt, but they were soon arrested by Oakland police and CHP officers.
NAPA — Three teen boys and a man — suspects in a Monday retail clothing store theft — were arrested after crashing their stolen getaway car in Oakland, authorities said.
The theft of more than 200 pairs of pants, valued at about $23,000, happened about 4 p.m. Monday at the Lululemon store at 1220 First St., police said.
The suspects fled in a 2017 Lexus GSF, later found to have been stolen in Oakland, authorities said.
Napa police spotted the car and along with American Canyon police officers began pursuing it on Interstate 80. Police turned over the chase to the California Highway Patrol near the Carquinez Bridge.
CHP officers continued the chase, but stopped the ground pursuit in Richmond and let a CHP aircraft continue to follow the fleeing car, authorities said
The suspects eventually made it into Oakland, where they crashed into a parked vehicle about 4:45 p.m. near the intersection of Lakeshore Avenue and Beacon Street, near Lake Merritt.
The four suspects attempted to flee on foot but were soon arrested by Oakland police and CHP officers.
The four suspects — a 15-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy and a 25-year-old man — were later brought back to Napa and booked.
The stolen clothing was recovered.