Law enforcement officials from a number of Bay House companies are trying to find a person who allegedly exchanged gunfire with a Benicia police officer and carjacked a car Saturday night, a police lieutenant stated.

Around 6:55 p.m. Saturday, an officer stopped the suspect, recognized as 22-year-old Robert Flores Folster of yank Canyon, for a minor site visitors violation, mentioned Benicia police Lt. Scott Przekurat.

The officer discovered via a DMV take a look at at the vehicle's registration number plate that the auto have been said stolen.

The suspect then sped clear of the patrol car, prompting a brief chase. Police stated Folster changed into a residential court docket with the officer following intently at the back of.

As the suspect car grew to become to go out the court, Folster allegedly fired a couple of photographs on the patrol car, police stated.

Przekurat stated the officer exchanged gunfire with the suspect, however that neither was hit.

A few minutes later, police positioned the suspect car parked simply blocks from the place the gunfire had erupted, however Folster was nowhere in sight.

Place of workrs from the Vallejo Police Department, the Solano County Sheriff's Office and the California Freeway Patrol assisted in combing the area, however inspite of the assistance of a CHP helicopter and police K-9s, had been not able to find the suspect.

Police later noticed a feminine who was with Folster on the time of the taking pictures using the suspect car and arrested her.

During the quest for Folster, a

man matching his description carjacked a car at gunpoint within the car parking zone of the Highlands Condominiums advanced at 900 Cambridge Drive, police stated.

The suspect drove that automobile to the threshold of the parking zone however parked it and fled strolling after due to the fact that police patrol vehicles have been blockading the realm.

Officers from more than one companies once more searched the world broadly however didn't to find Folster.

Police say the suspect is defined as being five ft nine inches tall and weighing approximately A HUNDRED AND FORTY kilos with brown eyes and hair. He's thought to be to be armed and threatening.

Benicia police detectives have received a $1 million arrest warrant for Folster and along side different agencies, have been proceeding their seek for the 22-year-old early this morning.

"We're doing the whole lot we will be able to to seek out him," Przekurat mentioned.

Anyone who sees the suspect is inspired to maintain their distance from him and to name 911 in an instant.

Those with details about Folster's whereabouts are prompt to touch Benicia police at (707) 745-3412 or to offer an nameless tip with a possible praise by calling Solano County Crime Stoppers at (707) 644-7867.