3 In Custody After Armed Robbery Of Pharmacy Delivery Van

HOOVER, AL — Three suspects are in custody awaiting formal charges after being captured within minutes of robbing a pharmacy delivery driver at gunpoint near Shades Mountain Plaza in Hoover. The incident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Hoover police said they responded to Mountain Drive near Shades Mountain Plaza on a report of an armed robbery involving three suspects. Responding officers received a description of the suspect vehicle and located it traveling on Tyler Road near Southland Drive.

"The vehicle continued onto Hackberry Lane where officers attempted to stop it," Capt. Keith Czeskleba of the Hoover Police Department said. "A pursuit ensued after the driver refused to stop. The vehicle crashed into a power pole at the intersection of Hackberry Lane and Blue Ridge Boulevard."

Czeskleba said one of the occupants attempted to flee the crash site but was captured after a brief foot pursuit. All three suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Hoover City Jail.

Their identities will be released once formal charges are announced.