Police Capture Suspect After Wrong-Way Escape, Crash, Manhunt | Lamorinda, CA Patch

Skip to main content Walnut Creek, CA Rockridge, CA Piedmont, CA Pleasant Hill, CA Berkeley, CA Albany, CA Danville, CA Martinez, CA El Cerrito, CA Concord, CA California Top National News See All Communities LAMORINDA, CA — A suspected shoplifting case erupted into a police pursuit, a wrong-way dash through traffic, a crash, and a manhunt involving helicopters and a K-9 unit before authorities captured one suspect and launched a search for another. Lafayette police officers responded at about 2:13 p.m. Tuesday to a business in the 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard after receiving reports that two shoplifting suspects took merchandise and fled in a silver Honda. A Lafayette officer who spotted the Honda on Pleasant Hill Road tried to stop the vehicle. Find out what’s happening in Lamorindafor free with the latest updates from Patch. The driver refused to stop, Lafayette police said, and led officers on a chase. Police terminated the pursuit when the Honda traveled north in the southbound lanes, putting motorists at risk. Police caught up with the Honda after the driver crashed into another vehicle. The suspects abandoned the Honda and fled on foot, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Find out what’s happening
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