
Four males arrested for allegedly robbing jewelry store in North Andover, leading police on chase into Lawrence
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The suspects were driving a Honda CRV, Lawrence police said in a statement. Officers pursued the vehicle into Lawrence where it crashed near Marston Street.
The suspects ran into nearby residential neighborhoods and wooded areas, Lawrence police said.
Other departments, including the State Police, Methuen police, the Essex County Sheriff's Department and the FBI responded to the scene and set up a containment perimeter, Lawrence police said. They began a search of the area that included drones, K9 units and a State Police air wing.
One of the suspects was arrested after a brief foot chase, Lawrence police said.
A Lawrence officer, who was working a detail, saw the other three suspects hiding in a crawl space beneath the double-decker bridge, Lawrence police said. They were wedged between the foundation and a support beam.
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All three were ordered to surrender one by one and were taken into custody without further incident, Lawrence police said.
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