Auburn Home Depot Theft Suspects Arrested After Chase, Crash
PENRYN (CBS13) - Arrests have been made after a chase of a car going the wrong way along Interstate 80 in Placer County Thursday morning.
The incident apparently began a little before 9 a.m. near I-80 and Penryn Road.
Two suspects arrested by deputies for grand theft from Home Depot in Auburn. More than $4,000 worth of tools stolen. At least one suspect has several outstanding warrants. pic.twitter.com/S7w5engSLV
— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) November 1, 2018
Placer County authorities were chasing a suspect who then went onto the freeway - in the wrong direction.
The car eventually crashed near Sierra College Boulevard and Highway 193. According to the Placer County Sheriff's Office, the car crashed into a pole, then a tree, then went down a ravine.
Two people who were inside the car are now in custody.
Placer County authorities say the suspects were wanted on suspicion of stealing more than $4,000 worth of tools from an Auburn Home Depot store.