Two Pasadena men were arrested Monday on suspicion of grand theft
auto and robbery after Glendale Police discovered the van the men
were driving was stolen.
Glendale Police ran the license plate of the van that Robert
Lopez, 27, and Jesus Flores Jr., 23, were driving in and found
Pasadena police wanted that car in connection with a purse snatching
that happened two weeks ago at a Pasadena Target store, Pasadena
Police Lt. Tom Pederson said.
Officers chased the men south on the Glendale (2) Freeway into Los
Angeles and back north, Glendale Police spokeswoman Officer Leticia
Chang said. The men drove onto the Ventura (134) Freeway, exiting in
Pasadena. They reportedly stopped their van and gave up in the 100
block of North Garfield Avenue, in front of Pasadena City Hall.
Lopez and Flores were being held Monday on $100,000 bail, Pederson
said.
Darleene Barrientos
