Robbery Of Baby Products From Supermarket Leads To 100-MPH Chase On I-580 With Toddler In Back Seat
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Three people have been arrested after the theft of baby products from a supermarket and a high-speed chase on an East Bay highway that included a toddler in the back seat of the suspect car.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office identified the three suspects as 37-year-old Tiffany Thurman, 22-year-old Catrina Freeman, and 22-year-old Marquez Trent, all Oakland residents.
Deputies said the incident began Monday when the three went inside a Castro Valley Safeway store to steal baby products and diapers, allegedly getting into a fight with security guards before taking off with the items.
Deputies spotted their white SUV on Interstate 580 and pulled it over in San Leandro. At that point, Thurman got out of the vehicle and it sped away again. The deputies chased the vehicle into Oakland at speeds reaching 100 miles and hour before calling off the chase after learning from Thurman her 2-year-old child was inside the backseat of the SUV.
The sheriff's department said officers later learned Freeman, Trent and the toddler were at a home on 69th Ave. in east Oakland.
Oakland police and California Highway Patrol officers assisted deputies in entering the home and arresting the suspects as well as locating the child who was not hurt, officers said.
The sheriff's department said Trent tried to escape by jumping out a window but was caught outside the home.
The stolen baby products were found inside the SUV and Trent, Freeman and Thurman were arrested.
Thurman faces robbery charges while Trent and Freeman face robbery along with kidnapping and child endangerment charges.
Trent was slightly hurt during his arrest as was a deputy. Two store security guards also suffered minor injuries.