Crime & Safety
Burglary Suspect Plunges from Two-Story San Rafael Garage
Suspect accused of high-end burglaries in Washington.
A suspected high-end serial auto thief who'd already eluded authorities in two states landed in San Rafael police custody on Wednesday.
Literally.
The pursuit of fugitive Aikeem Lloyd Roberts finally ended on a patch of concrete near Third Street and Lootens Place after the suspect jumped from an adjacent two-story parking garage and bounced off an awning, the Marin Independent Journal reports.
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Roberts, 26, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and a parole violation according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office booking log.
Roberts led San Rafael police on a chase on Christmas Eve that was called off after he went through red lights and hit speeds of approximately 100 mph according to the report.
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He is suspected of stealing four Infinitis and a Mercedes from a Kirkland, Wash. dealership earlier this month, the report said.
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