Overview

• Security called officers just before 4 a.m. after a large group forced entry by breaking a glass door at the Sunvalley Shopping Center.
• Four suspects fled in a car, a short pursuit ended in a solo crash, and the driver was found hiding in nearby bushes with no crash injuries reported.
• Three suspects who remained at the mall were also detained, bringing the total arrests to seven, and police reported no outstanding suspects.
• Officers recovered a gun from one suspect that police described as a modified handgun with alterations making it an assault weapon.
• Six minors from San Pablo and Richmond were booked into Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall, and 18-year-old Marcos Ramirez-Castro of Richmond was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility, with specific charges not yet detailed.