PD Activity In Lafayette Thursday; Burglary Suspects Caught After Pursuit, Foot Chase
Lamorinda police, county sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers coordinated a pursuit, spike-stripping and eventual foot chases after burglary suspects believed to have been armed and dangerous abandoned their smoking car and fled into the area near Veteran’s Hall.
Two suspects were arrested at approximately (7:10pm and 7:19pm) after a police perimeter went up and additional officers joined the search for the pair. An innocent civilian vehicle was also inadvertently spike-stripped during the pursuit.
A sheriff’s helicopter orbited the area of Woodbury Road and Mt. Diablo Boulevard and may have spotted one of the suspects hiding in the underbrush. One suspect was reportedly bitten by a police K9 as they were taken into custody.
Two men, Gustavo Ayala, 31, and Raul Cruz, 27, were taken into custody on an array of charges ranging from burglary to conspiracy to commit, weapons and eluding charges. Bail for Ayala was set at $1,040,000 with Cruz held on $845,000 bond.
Police were backtracking the route of the pursuit and chase in a search for evidence.
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Wondered what was happening…
At least we managed to get through Christmas.
Thanks for the alerts
Certainly!
Was the burglary in Lafayette? Where was it?
Thanks for reporting!
Couldn’t help ourselves. Had to! Lots of curious people…
Police in Concord….. lots
We’re aware of police activity there, yes. Please contact us via our Tip Line or The Flash if you have any detailed information.
Nice work Lamorinda PD!!
Any updates? I’m surmising the creeps came from Oakland area- Gustavo Ayala and Raul Cruz. Their current arrest and past arrests make me suspect them.
An array of burglary/conspiracy-related charges and high bail amounts. Both in custody.
Oh my goodness, how awful, if only we could all get along
Firestone 11R
We see what you’ve done there…
Good doggie.
These two were arrested under similar circumstances on September 10, 2023.
https://patch.com/california/cupertino/cupertino-suspects-arrested-after-chase
Any updates? I saw that Ayala was released without charges from Conta Costa Sheriff.