"PIEDMONT - Two carjacking suspects were arrested Monday in Piedmont following a pursuit and collision, police said. Officers initially received an alert that a stolen vehicle, a white Mitsubishi, had entered the city near the intersection of Oakland and Olive avenues, according to the Piedmont Police Department. The Mitsubishi was carjacked earlier that day in Oakland by a suspect armed with a rifle, police said."
"As Piedmont officers headed to the area, they spotted Oakland officers chasing the Mitsubishi eastbound on Oakland Avenue. The pursuit ended when the car collided with a gate on El Cerrito Avenue, near Piedmont High School, police said. Piedmont officers took the driver and a passenger into custody, as well as recovered a rifle, police said. The suspects and the gun were then turned over to Oakland officers."
Two carjacking suspects were arrested Monday in Piedmont after a pursuit ended in a collision. Officers received an alert that a stolen white Mitsubishi had entered the city near the intersection of Oakland and Olive avenues. The vehicle had been carjacked earlier in Oakland by a suspect armed with a rifle. Piedmont officers spotted Oakland officers chasing the Mitsubishi eastbound on Oakland Avenue, and the pursuit ended when the car collided with a gate on El Cerrito Avenue near Piedmont High School. Piedmont officers took the driver and a passenger into custody, recovered a rifle, and turned the suspects and the gun over to Oakland officers. The gate sustained minor damage.
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