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Oakland Police Arrest 2 For Armed Robbery

OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Oakland police arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery Thursday.

An armed robbery in progress was reported around 7:15 p.m. in the 2900 block of Foothill Boulevard, according to police.

Officers spoke to four victims, who had been robbed by two armed suspects. The suspects fled in a vehicle, the witnesses told police.

Police stopped a suspect vehicle on northbound Interstate Highway 880 shortly after 7:35 p.m. and arrested two people in connection with the armed robbery, police said.

Some items taken in the robbery were recovered, along with a firearm, police said.

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