Woodbury police arrest four linked to multiple carjackings

Woodbury police say three adults and a juvenile were booked into Washington County jail Saturday evening on suspicion of committing multiple armed carjackings around the Twin Cities metro.

Officers arrested three suspects in a stolen vehicle about 5 p.m. near the 9100 block of Hudson Road, police said. A fourth suspect ran off before being foundin Lake Elmo.

Police said in a social media message that the arrests came in connection with multiple armed carjackings, as well as the theft of ammunition in Woodbury. A police statement did not identify the locations of the carjackings.

Agents with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Oakdale police and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted with the search for the suspect who ran. Woodbury police say agents also seized a pistol and an assault rifle inside the stolen vehicle.

"There are no further suspects at large nor further danger to the public at this time," the police said in a Twitter post. The suspects were not named.

The incident is under investigation.