Three people, including two police officers, were injured in a crash following an armed carjacking and pursuit in West Oakland on Wednesday.
According to the Oakland Police Department, undercover officers spotted an armed carjacking that took place near 32nd Street and West Street shortly after 5 p.m.
Chopper over the scene of a crash that followed a pursuit and an armed carjacking in West Oakland on July 26, 2023.Police said Wednesday night that"multiple individuals" were taken into custody. Meanwhile, the victim and two police officers were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Additional details of the incident were not immediately available. Police have not released the names of those taken into custody.
According to Oakland Police, there were 369 carjackings in the city so far this year as of Monday. That's up 24 percent compared to the same time period two years ago when there were 298.
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