What started as a terrifying afternoon for a young Berkeley mother and her three small children ended several hours later with an arrest in San Leandro and, according to police, everyone physically unharmed.
Berkeley police say a man forced his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend into a car along with her three children, a 1-year-old and two 3-year-olds, yesterday, then drove off. He was arrested later that day in San Leandro after a chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies. All three children were found safe, authorities said.
The incident was reported at about 1:07 PM in the 1800 block of Sixth Street, after a relative called 911 to say her daughter was being forced into a vehicle by the daughter’s ex-boyfriend, according to The Berkeley Scanner. Officers say they initially followed the vehicle but eventually lost sight of it in Oakland.
How the pursuit unfolded
Police later picked up the trail in San Leandro, where they spotted the vehicle near MacArthur and Broadmoor boulevards just before 3 PM, as reported by SFGATE. Officers say they could see the woman and the children inside…