Five juveniles in custody for armed robbery in Earlimart

Earlimart, CALIF. (KSEE/KGPE) - Five juveniles were arrested overnight aft a pursuit pursuing an equipped robbery astatine a state station, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies accidental astatine 9 p.m. Saturday, they received a study for an equipped robbery astatine S7A Gas War, located connected the 800 artifact of South State Street successful Earlimart.

Once connected scene, Deputies accidental they were told 4 males entered the store, with 1 equipped with an assault-style rifle. The fishy demanding money, took currency and idiosyncratic items valued up to $7,000. The suspects past fled the country successful a grey Dodge Dart.

The Sheriff's Office says portion patrolling the country pursuing the report, a TCSO patrol lawman spotted the fishy conveyance adjacent Richgrove Drive and County Line Road successful Richgrove. They attempted to halt the car, but the fishy conveyance past failed to yield, starring to a pursuit successful Kern County.

Deputies accidental the Sheriff's airplane, Tribute 1, spotted the fishy fleeing the car successful the country of Pond Road and Highway 43, conscionable extracurricular of Delano, wherever they fled to a adjacent home. TCSO deputies alongside officers of different instrumentality enforcement agencies surrounded the country and the suspects surrendered and were arrested.

This is an progressive probe and anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Tulare County Sheriff's Office astatine (559)773-6218, oregon anonymously done the TCSO TipNow Program astatine (559)725-4194 oregon tcso@tipnow.com.