Crime & Safety

AmCan Walmart Theft Prompts Police Pursuit, Ends in Crash

Police arrest a 64-year-old Vallejo man in connection with the theft.

By Bay City News Service

A Vallejo man was arrested in American Canyon early this morning after allegedly robbing the local WalMart at gunpoint and leading police on a 2-mile chase that ended with a crash into a patrol car, police said.

Police got a call around 4:30 a.m. from security officers at the Walmart at 7011 Main St. reporting that a man stole a TV and said he had a gun when confronted.

The man jumped into a car and drove onto state Highway 29, where officers spotted him a short time later.

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When officers attempted to stop the car, the suspect sped away and drove into a mobile home park on American Canyon Road, police said.

The chase ended with the suspect crashing into one of the police patrol cars following him.

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Officers quickly apprehended the suspect, identified as 64-year-old Robert Craig of Vallejo. He was arrested on suspicion of robbery, evading police and resisting arrest and transported to a local hospital for minor injuries before being taken to jail, police said.

No other injuries were reported.

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