UPDATE: Oakland Coliseum BART station reopens after an hours-long police standoff ends.
A police pursuit happened as the suspect traveled north into Oakland, where the vehicle eventually became disabled near the intersection of San Leandro Street and 75th Avenue, officials said.Just before 7 p.m., the man involved in the standoff was pulled out of the car and taken into police custody.
The standoff caused the Oakland Coliseum BART station to close but it has since been reopened and service was restored. BART is recovering from an earlier problem. Coliseum station and the Oakland Airport Connector have re-opened and service has been restored.Witnesses told NBC Bay Area they watched a police pursuit that began near 98th Street in San Leandro that ended by the BART station when police disabled his car.“About an hour ago, that silver car over there came careening down the street with three Oakland police on his hind tail, and they pin maneuvered him.
A BART rider shot a video from the platform. It showed police firing what appears to gas canister into or near the car and the prevailing wind pushed the smoky gas back towards officers.
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