Five armed robbery suspects wanted out of Orange County were taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Valencia by officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) requested the assistants of the CHP to make an enforcement stop on a wanted vehicle they were tracking on the northbound 5 Freeway, according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, a spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.
The individuals were armed and dangerous robbery suspects wanted out of Orange County, according to Burgos-Lopez.
CHP officers located the vehicle on the northbound 5 Freeway south of Valencia Boulevard and conducted a felony traffic stop.
All northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway were blocked as CHP officers took five suspects into custody at gunpoint.
All five suspects are set to be handed over to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, according to Burgos-Lopez.
All lanes of the 5 Freeway have been reopened as of the publication of this article.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added if it becomes available.
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