( KRON ) — Two people were arrested in connection to three armed robberies that took place in separate Bay Area counties on Wednesday, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said. A 7-year-old child was allegedly in the car at the time of the arrest.
At about 2 p.m., officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the report of an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant on the 3500 block of Mount Diablo Boulevard. They determined that the car was linked to other armed robberies in Solano County and Marin County on Wednesday, CCCSO said.
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About 10 minutes later, an LPD officer spotted the vehicle going west on Highway 24. The suspect car accelerated and led the officer on a chase toward El Sobrante.
The car crashed into another car in the opposite lane while driving on Camino Pablo. Camino Pablo turns into San Pablo Dam Road. It was closed for some time after the crash.