Police say three men had active probation terms, one had a prior arrest for Assault with a Deadly Weapon on an officer and two others had prior arrests for murder.
VACAVILLE, Calif. — Four Bay Area men were arrested in Vacaville Tuesday after allegedly leading police on a chase during a serial burglary investigation, according to the Vacaville Police Department.
Police say Fairfield officers were chasing a truck with four men, all in their 20s from San Francisco, San Pablo and Antioch, they accuse of being involved in multiple car burglaries in the city. The truck drove the wrong way on Interstate 80, causing Fairfield police to stop chasing around 1:30 p.m.
At that time, California Highway Patrol's Air Operations helicopter was tracking where the truck drove and led police to the suspects.
Video shows the truck plow through cars at a stop light before crashing into a curb and stopping near Elmira Road and Aegean Way.
This past Tuesday, around 1:30 in the afternoon, officers received notification that Fairfield PD had been in pursuit of a truck suspected to be involved in several vehicle burglaries in their city.
The truck had fled from FFPD officers and headed the wrong-way on I-80, so FFPD officers safely terminated their pursuit, but thankfully CHP Air Ops was Johnny-on-the-spot and in the area to keep a close eye on unfolding events.
As the driver exited into Vacaville, officers began to converge onto the truck, and watched in shock as the driver struck several other innocent vehicles and eventually became disabled near Elmira Rd. and Aegean Way.
4 suspects immediately fled from the truck on foot, but with the assistance of CHP Air Ops, VVPD officers were able to safely locate and detain all 4 suspects nearby.
Witnesses nearby reported seeing some of the suspects discard firearms as they fled, and officers recovered 2 firearms in nearby parking lots where the suspects had fled and 2 more inside the truck. None of the firearms were registered and all were loaded with magazines ranging from 11-33 rounds.
All four arrestees were men in their 20s from the San Francisco, San Pablo and Antioch areas. 3 had active probation terms, (one Federal), 1 had a prior arrest for Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer and 2 others had prior arrests for Homicide/Murder.
All suspects were turned over to Fairfield PD and booked into the Solano County Jail on a plethora of felony charges.
We are extremely grateful to our partners at Fairfield PD and CHP for their assistance during this incident. Teamwork truly makes a difference and helps keep every community safer!
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Posted by Vacaville Police Department on Saturday, April 6, 2024
All four men got out of the car and began running, allegedly throwing guns on the ground but were all arrested shortly after, according to police.
Police say they found two loaded, unregistered guns in parking lots nearby and two more in the truck with magazines ranging from 11 to 33 bullets each.
Police say three of the men had "active probation terms, one had a prior arrest for Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer and two others had prior arrests for homicide."
Each suspect was booked into the Solano County Jail.
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