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Citizen helps catch carjacking suspects involved in chase

Three suspects are in custody accused in an armed carjacking and chase that ended in Bay Terraces Thursday night.

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – Three suspects are in custody accused in an armed carjacking and chase that ended in Bay Terraces Thursday night.

San Diego police say a victim was carjacked Thursday afternoon at gunpoint, the Toyota Camry had a LoJack, a tracking system to locate the car’s location.

A National City police officer got a signal on the car and a chased ensued. Around 9:30 p.m., police say the suspects crashed the car but kept driving. The chase ended in the 400 block of Brookhaven Road.

One of the suspects fled the scene, hopped the fence and hid in a backyard. A homeowner says he heard the ruckus went outside and the held the man with the flashlight.

The suspects were arrested facing a list of charges including felony carjacking.

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