Four of the five masked men, alleged to have taken part in an armed robbery Thursday morning at a North Andover jewelry store, are in custody after being arrested following a car chase.
In a statement, North Andover police credited “astounding collaboration” among town police resources and area law enforcement agencies for the quick action. Police were alerted to the robbery just before 10:30 a.m. at Milos Joyeria, 563 Chickering Road, by emergency 911 callers.
A North Andover police officer working a detail quickly noticed a vehicle fitting the description of one used by the men and alerted another officer in a cruiser, according to a press release. That officer followed the car into a restaurant parking lot where the men escaped in another car that appears to have been “staged” there. A pursuit followed along Route 125, Sutton Street and Marston Street in Lawrence, where the getaway vehicle crashed and the men escaped into the woods. Four, who were not immediately identified, were arrested.
“Due to the astounding collaboration between the North Andover communication officers, patrol officers, K9 Neo and detectives four suspects were arrested,” North Andover police said in a statement. Also thanked were Lawrence Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, FBI, Essex County Sheriff’s Department K9 unit and the Methuen Police Department.