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Two Colombian citizens were arrested in California after automatic license plate readers alerted authorities to a stolen Mercedes-Benz linked to a violent carjacking days earlier, authorities said.
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 was reported stolen during a violent carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon in Hawthorne, California, on July 11, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Days later, officers received an alert from an automatic license plate reader showing the car was traveling in Rolling Hills Estates. As officers searched the vehicle, they discovered it had also been connected to a residential burglary that had recently occurred in Torrance, authorities said.
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Two Colombian citizens were arrested in California after automatic license plate readers notified authorities about a vehicle linked to a violent robbery in another city. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
Officers found the Mercedes and conducted a traffic stop near Palos Verdes Drive North and Rolling Vista Drive.
When the vehicle stopped, a passenger jumped out and ran, prompting deputies to set up a perimeter, according to the sheriff’s department.
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The vehicle had been reported stolen during a violent robbery and assault with a deadly weapon in Hawthorne on July 11. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
The driver, Yareht Pedraza, 26, of Bogotá, Colombia, was arrested at the scene.
“With deputies securing the perimeter and an LASD aircraft flying overhead, the search quickly moved from the streets to the skies. Before long, the passenger was located and taken into custody,” the sheriff’s department said.
When officers began searching for the vehicle, they learned that the car had also been linked to a residential burglary that had just occurred in Torrance. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
The passenger, Alan Pena Sabogn, 21, also of Bogotá, was detained and later arrested on suspicion of failure to obey a lawful order, obstructing a peace officer and providing false identification, authorities said.
Authorities said Sabogn also had an outstanding no-bailable robbery warrant out of Colorado.
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“This arrest is another example of how technology, proactive policing and teamwork between deputies, dispatchers and air support help quickly identify suspects and remove them from our communities,” the sheriff’s department said.
