Two folks had been arrested in Santa Clara after they had been accused of sitting in a stolen automobile and reversing it within the route of detectives.
In response to police, officers with the division’s Particular Enforcement Workforce discovered the 2 suspects sitting inside a stolen automotive within the 1200 block of Lincoln Road on Jan. 31. When the officers tried to arrest the 2 suspects, the driving force reversed the automotive and drove towards the police, in accordance with authorities. In response, one of many officers then fired their weapon, however nobody was hit, police mentioned in a information launch.
The 2 suspects then sped away within the automotive, however crashed into the carport of a constructing close by, police mentioned. They acquired out of the automotive and ran off on foot, however had been caught by officers not removed from the automotive, in accordance with police.
Police later recognized the suspects as Artwork Torres, 50, and Dominique Dotson-Cabrera, 36, each from San Jose. Torres was driving the automotive on the time, and each had excellent warrants on the time of their arrest, police mentioned.
The 2 suspects had been booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of possession of a stolen automobile and limiting or obstructing a police officer. Torres additionally faces a cost of assault with a lethal weapon.