A SUSPECT was taken into custody after a carjacking led to a wild chase and police standoff in a California neighborhood on Tuesday
Newport Beach Police officers learned of a carjacking at 4.15pm and at some point, the suspect ran from that vehicle and carjacked another car, leading police on a wild chase.
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After a pursuit, the suspect came to a stop and ran on foot inside a home that was under construction.
A SWAT team and other emergency vehicles were called to the scene.
A witness said the suspect was armed and pulled a woman from the first car but crashed into a nearby office.
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Afterward, the suspect ran into another parking lot and tried to steal a black Grand Cherokee by chasing the driver down and successfully taking the vehicle.
Witnesses say the suspect was a white man with a skinny build and was dressed in all black.
Several roads surrounding the home were closed by police to establish a search perimeter
