SAN MARINO >> Police arrested a one woman and sought two more suspects — one of them armed with a handgun — after a they allegedly ran from a crash in a residential San Marino neighborhood, authorities said.
The crash took place about 10:30 a.m. on Virginia Road, near Encino Drive, San Marino police officials said in a written statement.
A Dodge Ram pickup truck was traveling south on the curving road when it crossed the center line and struck a four-door sedan heading north, Sgt. Richard Ward said.
Speed appeared to be factor, the sergeant said. “A couple witnessed placed the truck well above the speed limit.”
The woman driving the sedan was taken to a hospital with apparently minor injuries, officials said. But the driver of the truck, along with a man and a woman riding as passengers, ran from the wrecked pickup truck.
The woman, later identified as 35-year-old Sabrina Lynette Slaven of Pacoima, was quickly captured, according to police and Los Angeles County booking records. She was booked on suspicion of possession of burglary tools and interfering with police.
“The two male suspects were last seen running northbound on Virginia Road out of sight,” according to the police statement. “One of the male suspects was seen carrying a black handgun.”
Pasadena, South Pasadena and Alhambra police joined San Marino police in a yard-to-yard search, with help from two police dogs, but the two fleeing men were not found.
Police described both suspects as Latino men between 20 and 30 years old, with shaved heads and of medium build. One stood about 5 feet 6 inches tall and the other stood about 5 feet 10 inches tall. One wore a white T-shirt and the other wore a red sweatshirt, though it was not clear which suspect wore which article of clothing.
Police recovered alleged burglary tools from the crashed truck, along with a lawn mower and a chain saw, Ward said. Detectives were looking into the possibility the machines had been stolen.
Anyone with information was asked to contact San Marino police at 626-300-0720.

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Protesters angered over home foreclosures gathered to picket in front of the San Marino home of a Wells Fargo executive Saturday, testing a recently adopted city ordinance banning such demonstrations.
The act of civil disobedience by about 70 protesters resulted in no arrests, San Marino police Sgt. Tim Tebbetts said. The crowd promptly dispersed once police announced via loudspeaker that the gathering was declared an unlawful assembly.
The protest, organized by the activist group Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment in partnership with other nonprofit organizations, took place in front of the home of Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Timothy Sloan. The home has been picketed twice before, in October 2011 and in April 2012.
“Predatory lender, criminal offender,” shouted the protesters as they stood in the street holding signs and banners. “Wells Fargo, shame on you.”
The protest was held in violation of a city ordinance past late last year that prohibits picketing within 150 of a residential home, or within 75 feet of the property on which the home sits, whichever is greater.”
Wells Fargo was targeted for the protest, in part, because of accusations leveled by New York State Attorney Eric Schneiderman that the bank, along with Bank of America, was failing to live up to its responsibilities under the terms of last year’s national mortgage settlement.
Schneiderman pointed to 210 complaints related to prompt processing of refinancing requests against Wells Fargo, and 129 against Bank of America.
Columbine High School mass shooting survivor Richard Castaldo of Los Angeles, who is paralyzed below the waist due to injuries suffered in the infamous attack, said his condominium is due to be auctioned off Aug. 12.
Initially financed through Wells Fargo, Castaldo said he fell behind in his mortgage due to a skyrocketing adjustable interest rate at the time his home went underwater in the housing market crash. The loan was then transferred to a third party lender, and attempts to modify the loan have been unsuccessful.
“I just want to know why Wells Fargo is not helping disabled people, when they received generous government bailouts,” Castaldo said.
Wells Fargo spokeswoman Diane Rodriguez disputed the claims of the protesters, but said the bank recognized their right to expression.
“We respect the rights of people to be able to protest peacefully,” she said. “We appreciate the service of the San Marino Police Department for ensuring a safe event for everyone.”
“Generally speaking, we, as a company, have a very strong record of supporting homeowners who may be in some sort of distress or may be struggling to stay in their homes. We’ve invested heavily in our community to help those who need help along the way.”
The bank’s website states that Wells Fargo has provided new loans, both for purchases and refinances, to nearly 8.3 million customers since 2009, and forgiven more than $6.9 million of mortgage principal through 862,028 loan modifications.
But demonstrators such as ACE Community Organizer Peggy Means of Fontana called the Wells Fargo called Well Fargo management, “banker gangsters.”
We’re here to let the world know what Wells Fargo is doing, said Means.
“I don’t think they’re patriotic, because they’re doing everything they can to kill the American Dream,” she said.
She led a moment of silence for Ana Casas of South Gate, who died late last year during battles with cancer and cerebral palsy.
Casas was arrested in front of Sloan’s home in April 2012 when she refused police orders to leave before giving a mortgage payment to the banking official that the bank had refused to accept. Means said Casas provided a bold example to be followed.
“She fought to the very end,” Means said. “Because of Ana’s tenacity, her family is still in their home. They couldn’t break her spirit.”