
Officers surround an office depot store in Emeryville after reports of a gunman inside. (CBS)
OAKLAND (CBS 5) – A suspect who held hostages overnight at an Emeryville office supply store in a botched attempt to rob the store was taken into custody Saturday morning, an Oakland police officer said.
After police reviewed surveillance video from the store, an employee was also arrested for allegedly assisting the suspect with entering the store to commit the robbery, police spokeswoman Holly Joshi said.
The 45-year-old suspect from Oakland held an unknown number of people hostage at an Office Depot at 3535 Hollis St. starting at 9:36 p.m. Police were in a standoff with the suspect for six and a half hours, Oakland police Officer Kevin McDonald said.
Hey Tracy!
correction…the Office Depot store is actually in Oakland!
Hi Judy – they have an Emeryville address. Maybe part of the store is in Emeryville and part in Oakland?