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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Three Porterville teens were arrested earlier this period successful transportation with trying to bargain a woman's car backmost successful August, constabulary said.
On Aug. 29, astatine astir 4 a.m., officers with the Porterville Police Department responded to the 600 artifact of East Poplar Avenue regarding an attempted carjacking.
When officers arrived, the unfortunate reported that she had conscionable returned location from enactment and was unloading her conveyance erstwhile she was confronted by the teens.
Police said that the unfortunate said she tried to escape, but a fishy who was equipped followed her astir her car and attempted to instrumentality the keys from her hand. The equipped fishy lone managed to get her location keys, and that's erstwhile she activated the panic alarm connected her cardinal fob.
Two radical who were passing by heard the car's alarm and went to investigate. Police said they encountered the 3 teens adjacent her car and began to outcry astatine them. The 3 teens fled connected foot.
Officers arrived astatine the country wrong minutes but were incapable to find them.
Detectives with the peculiar investigations portion assumed this probe and began to prosecute each leads. They yet identified 18-year-old Porterville Resident, Anthony Aguilar, and 2 17-year-olds arsenic the suspects successful this incident.
On Oct. 16, detectives served a hunt warrant astatine the location of the archetypal suspect, 1 of the 17-year-olds. Police said that, portion they served the hunt warrant, detectives developed credible accusation linking some 17-year-olds and Aguilar to the attempted carjacking.
The 2 teens were arrested and booked into the Tulare County Juvenile Detention Facility. Aguilar was booked into the Tulare County Sheriff's Office South County Detention Facility.
This is an ongoing investigation.
