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.
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.
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.
Copyright © 2013 by Bay City News, Inc. -- Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Signup for our daily newsletter
However, I wonder about all the shoplifting incidents at Wal-Mart that make it into the press. I am sure many other local stores have a significant number of shoplifting incidents and arrests, but probably 80% plus of those reported in the Register are for Wal-Mart. I have to think there is some reason for this that the readership is not privy to. About a year ago one of our work vans was broken into and over $2000 worth of tools were stolen. I phoned the Napa police department to report it. They directed me to go to an online form where I could make my report. They never called or came out to the location of the theft to investigate in any way. We made an online report of a $2000 theft, and that was the end of it. But for Wal-Mart, the theft of $100 worth of merchandise and a fleeing suspect that was not apprehended will make the local papers.