Oakland Police Arrest 2 In Armed Robbery Case; 3rd Suspect At Large
OAKLAND (CBS SF) - Two armed robbery suspects were arrested but one evaded capture in a search of an East Oakland neighborhood Monday afternoon, police said.
An officer witnessed the robbery in the 4200 block of Redwood Road around 12:30 p.m., Sgt. Chris Bolton said.
A victim injured during the robbery was hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening, police said.
The three suspects fled in a vehicle toward 35th Avenue and Interstate 580, Bolton said. Police shut down the area to search for the suspects, including intermittent closures on the freeway.
One suspect was arrested around 1:30 p.m. in 3500 block of Quigley
Street, Bolton said, while the second was taken into custody closer to the highway and 35th Avenue around 3:30 p.m.
Police also recovered a weapon from the suspects.
The search concluded sometime Monday evening with the third suspect still at large, police said.
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