OAKLEY, Calif. -- Police arrested two suspected bank robbers following a short pursuit Monday afternoon.
The robbery occurred at 3:40 p.m. at a Bank of the West Branch at 2195 Main St. One man walked inside the bank and claimed to have a gun, though none was seen, police said.
The suspect demanded and was given cash before running outside to a waiting Ford pickup truck driven by a second man.
A bank employee was able to get a description of the truck, which officers then pursued along Bridgehead Road into Antioch.
Antioch officers joined the pursuit as it moved south and then into a dead end on Rockrose Way, where the two men tried to run away, police said. They were quickly arrested.
Police did not release the suspects' names Monday.
Copyright 2011 - Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.
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