Police in Concord have released camera footage in connection with an alleged crime spree earlier this year, which police said included an armed robbery, multiple carjackings and an officer shooting a suspect following a 50-mile pursuit to San Jose.
On Friday, the department released a video presentation featuring footage of the incident, which took place on the morning of April 21. Two men, identified as 29-year-old Cruz Vargas and 21-year-old Elijah Phillips, were arrested and charged following the incident.
According to officers, the incident began around 9:40 a.m., when two masked men were seen entering the Diablo Valley Credit Union on Detroit Avenue in Concord. Footage showed the two men robbing the tellers at gunpoint and taking an undisclosed amount of cash…