Multi-county crime spree leads to high-speed chase and multiple people in custody

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A transgression spree successful the southbound vale ended with a high-speed pursuit and 4 radical taken into custody.

Security camera video shows the moments Hanford constabulary are chasing a fishy successful a stolen vehicle, seconds later, that conveyance crashes into a obstruction successful a Hanford neighborhood.

Police officers arrested 18-year-old Michael Ortiz, 20-year-old Esteban Santana and 1 juvenile.

The 2 men, suspected of being progressive successful aggregate crimes, successful Tulare and Kings County, including a carjacking and equipped robberies.

"They had galore targets and determination could person been much if we had not arrested them," explains Brian Johnson, Public Information Officer for the City of Hanford.

Investigators accidental the multi-county transgression spree began successful Porterville aboriginal Wednesday morning, wherever a carjacking occurred.

Two equipped robberies followed, 1 astatine 7/11 connected South Mooney Boulevard successful Visalia, the different astatine AM/PM successful Lemoore.

By this time, the Hanford constabulary officers were connected alert for the suspects' vehicle, and done the city's surveillance systems and assistance from the Kings County Sheriff's Department's aerial support, officers were capable to way down the suspects' car.

"They pre-positioned themselves accordingly and definite capable they did travel backmost to Hanford and that's erstwhile we initiated a postulation halt and pursuit," says Johnson.

The pursuit ended erstwhile the suspects drove into the obstruction of a location astatine the extremity of a cul-de-sac.

Investigators accidental 1 juvenile took disconnected and was arrested the adjacent time successful Porterville.

The different 3 were detained connected scene.

"Along with the arrest, our officers recovered 2 guns believed to person been utilized successful these crimes," mentions Johnson.

Ortiz and Santana are each charged with carjacking, 3 counts of second-degree robbery and 3 counts of battle with a firearm, including immoderate enhancements and peculiar allegations.

Ortiz has a anterior condemnation for carjacking.

If convicted of each charges, Santana could look 44 years to beingness successful situation and Ortiz could look 68 years to beingness successful prison.

The men were brought present to the Kings County jail, but the Tulare County District Attorney's Office volition beryllium taking implicit the transgression case.

Anyone with accusation is encouraged to interaction each constabulary departments involved, including the Porterville, Hanford and Visalia Police Departments.

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