Sheriff's Report: August 21-28
Wanted for Hit and Run, Drove Under the Influence
Monday, August 28: at 2:50 a.m., Sheriff's deputies arrested a 56-year-old man from Castro Valley on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol, failure to drive with a device to check his breath for alcohol and driving with a suspended license. The man also had a felony warrant issued for a previous hit-and-run charge. Deputies pulled the man over on Norbridge Avenue near Redwood Road for a traffic violation. The main was taken to Santa Rita Jail pending $7,500 in bail.
Trespasser Spit on Deputies
Sunday, August 27: at 3:29 p.m., a 40-year-old man with no permanent residence was arrested as part of a warrant issued for a previous trespassing conviction. Deputies served the warrant at a mobile home park on Castro Valley Boulevard near Marshall Street. The man was additionally charged with spitting on deputies as they put him into the patrol car. Deputies took the man to Santa Rita Jail pending $2,500 in bail.
Shoplifter Brandished Knives
Saturday, August 26: at 7:59 a.m., deputies arrested a 50-year-old man with no permanent residence on suspicion of shoplifting and threatening people with a deadly weapon and possession of methamphetamine drugs. The man was spotted walking around a grocery store on East Castro Valley Boulevard waving around knives in both hands. Deputies detained the man outside the store and found the drugs in his pocket. The man was taken into custody.
Traffic Stop Ends in Two Arrests
Thursday, August 24: at 9:20 a.m., two men with no permanent residence were arrested following a traffic stop on Somerset Avenue near Lake Chabot Road. The driver, a 30-year-old man was found driving under the influence of drugs, possessing illegal weapons, illegal drug paraphernalia, and violating the terms of a restraining order. The passenger was found with illegal narcotics in his possession. Both men were taken to Santa Rita Jail and held for bail hearings.
Drunken Fight Lands Couple in Jail
Wednesday, August 23: at 8:45 p.m., a 911 call about a loud and aggressive-sounding argument in progress sent deputies to an apartment on Center Street near Grove Way. There, they arrested a 57-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman for public intoxication, assault on an elderly person, and assault with a deadly weapon. Deputies reported the couple was found drunk and throwing rocks, ashtrays, and glass bottles at each other. Deputies handcuffed the couple and took them to Santa Rita Jail.
Dragged Girlfriend by the Hair
Wednesday, August 23: at 3:07 a.m., deputies arrested a 21-year-old man from Castro Valley on suspicion of assault on his girlfriend, falsely imprisoning her, making death threats, and breaking her cell phone while she called for help. The man was outside an apartment on Wilbeam Avenue near Norbridge Avenue. Deputies reported the man had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend and dragged her by her hair at one point. The man was taken into custody.
Parked and High On Drugs
Tuesday, August 22: at 1:11 a.m., two people were arrested outside a fast-food restaurant on Redwood Road near Redwood Court after someone reported two people passed out in a car in the parking lot. Deputies found the driver, a 27-year-old man from Hayward, under the influence of heroin. The passenger, a 35-year-old woman with no permanent address under the influence of drugs, putting methamphetamine into a syringe, and in possession of illegal amounts of Xanax bars. The couple were taken into custody and the car impounded.
