Armed Robbers Tie Up SoCal Freeway Traffic

Four armed robbery suspects were arrested Friday after leading cops on a chase and later prompting a search that forced the closure of a stretch of the Artesia (91) Freeway in Cerritos.
  
A jewelry store at Pioneer Boulevard and 187th Street in Artesia was robbed at gunpoint around 2:30 p.m., said Capt. Mike Parker of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. Deputies spotted the suspect vehicle shortly after and a chase began.
  
"The pursuit terminated in a cul-de-sac in the 12000 block of Palm Street (in) Cerritos, when the suspects got out of their car and ran,'' said Parker.
  
One suspect "was soon detained by deputies, and a second suspect was apprehended hours later,'' said Parker.
  
Authorities believed the two outstanding suspects ran toward the Artesia Freeway, so its eastbound portion was closed between the Norwalk Boulevard exit and the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway while deputies searched, he said. The lanes were reopened around 4 p.m.
  
The last two suspects were taken into custody around 7:20 p.m., Parker said.  The names of the suspects were not available.