|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
A Castro Valley man was taken into custody on suspicion of carjacking and robbery after police allege he stole a vehicle while the owner was vacuuming it out at a San Ramon car wash over the weekend.
The situation began unfolding at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 31), with the San Ramon Police Department called to the Ducky’s Express Car Wash on Camino Ramon for a reported carjacking, according to Lt. Tami Williams.
A man approached someone vacuuming her vehicle, grabbed and pulled her completely out of the car, and drove away in the victim’s vehicle, according to Williams.
About two hours later, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted the stolen vehicle and engaged in a pursuit, Williams said.
“Units lost sight of the vehicle briefly, but ultimately located it unoccupied on Crow Canyon Road, in an unincorporated area. The suspect was located nearby and taken into custody without incident,” the lieutenant told DanvilleSanRamon.
The arrestee, a 28-year-old man from Castro Valley, was later booked into the Martinez Detention Facility by the San Ramon Police Department, according to Williams.
Measure A asks Contra Costa voters to decide future of county's urban limit lineMay 11, 2026 9:05 am
Crime is becoming as common as the Sun setting in the West every day.