Woman Thrown To The Ground By Carjacker: El Cerrito Police

El Cerrito CA

25 February, 2021

12:16 PM

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EL CERRITO, CA — El Cerrito police have released photographs of two men involved in a carjacking Tuesday in a parking lot in the 6100 block of Potrero Avenue. Police obtained the photographs from surveillance video that included the carjacking. Police responded to 3:46 p.m. call and found the driver — a 48-year-old woman — with minor injuries. Police said the woman was in the driver's seat of the vehicle — a black 4-door 2016 Toyota Camry, California license plate 7TAM327 — when she was approached by the two suspects. Police said one of the suspects opened her door and pulled her out and threw her to the ground, as the second suspect got in the vehicle's passenger side door. The first suspect then got in the car and drove west on Potrero Avenue toward Interstate 80. The car has not yet been found. Anyone who may have witnessed this crime or has any information about the suspects depicted is urged to contact Detective Ryan Trac at 510-215-4419 or 510-640-5176. >>Update: Police have arrested the suspects. Copyright 2021 by Bay City News, Inc. —Republication, Rebroadcast, or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.