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Upon arrival, officers determined that 39 year-old Angelo Franco, Jr, of Ventura, California had entered the restaurant and approached a clerk, displaying a handgun and demanded the contents of the cash register. Ā The clerk complied with Francoās demands. Ā
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As Franco was leaving, he was confronted by an unnamed witness. Ā Franco brandished his firearm at the witness and the witness struck Franco with a metal bar. Ā
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Francoās then fled the parking lot, in a small black Dodge pick-up, northbound on Interstate 5 with an undisclosed amount of cash. The witness then, in his own vehicle, followed the Franco onto northbound Interstate 5. Ā
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Williams Police Sergeant Steve Woldanski located the witness and Francoās vehicles traveling northbound Interstate 5 toward Maxwell. Ā Sgt. Woldanski pursued the suspect into Glenn County with the assistance of Williams Area California Highway Patrol and Colusa County Sheriffās Deputies. Ā
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The pursuit was subsequently relinquished to Glenn and Colusa CHP units.
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CHP units successfully deployed spike strips and stopped the vehicle on County Road 57, south of Willows. Ā
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Franco was arrested for armed robbery, brandishing a firearm, recklessly evading peace officers and driving under the influence of a drug. Ā Franco was booked into the Colusa County Jail on $50,000 bail. Ā Franco also was arrested for a felony drug warrant from Ventura County.
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Ā The stolen cash was recovered.
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Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the Williams Police Department at (530) 473-2661.
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