A Las Vegas man was arrested after he dedicated two daytime residence invasion robberies in Riverside, then stole an Amazon supply truck and led authorities on a chase all through town, Riverside police stated Tuesday, July 26.
The saga started Monday simply after 5 p.m. when Riverside police have been alerted to 2 residence invasion robberies at a cellular residence park within the 2900 block of Atlanta Avenue, the Riverside Police Division stated in a information launch. Whereas responding, the officers have been knowledgeable that the suspect carjacked an Amazon supply van as he fled the cellular residence park, police stated.
By means of using GPS monitoring, police positioned the stolen van, which had crashed into parked automobiles alongside Arlington Avenue, authorities stated. As soon as the officers noticed the van at Arlington and Victoria avenues, the suspect evaded them and led a pursuit on metropolis streets in the direction of the 60 Freeway, officers stated.
The suspect then crossed the median alongside Martin Luther King Boulevard and crashed right into a automobile at Canyon Crest Drive, police stated. The van charged alongside and drove east on the 60 Freeway earlier than he deliberately crashed into three occupied automobiles west of Day Avenue, authorities stated.
The suspect then ditched the van and ran throughout westbound site visitors and after a failed try and climb the tall freeway barrier wall, the suspect was taken into custody, the Police Division.
The suspect was recognized as 32-year-old Quintin Jarnall Larks, who was arrested on suspicion of tried homicide, residence invasion theft, carjacking, assault with a lethal weapon, reckless evading of police and driving below the affect of medicine inflicting harm, the Police Division stated. He was being held on $1 million bail.
No severe accidents have been reported to any of the victims who have been attacked, robbed, and struck by Larks, police stated. Vital injury was brought about to a number of of the automobiles he struck whereas fleeing, officers stated.
“This suspect posed a major menace to our group,” stated Captain Chad Milby. “The composure and professionalism our officers, subject supervisors and dispatchers carried out throughout this intense and chaotic state of affairs not solely led to the apprehension of a really harmful felony, however demonstrated the excessive stage of coaching our division goes by to maintain Riverside secure.”