Sheriff’s Report: July 1 – 8
Wanted Man Stopped Before Running Out of Town
Saturday, July 6: At 10:16 a.m., Sheriff's deputies arrested a 35-year-old man from Castro Valley as part of a warrant issued for his arrest. The man was previously convicted of possessing stolen property as well as illegal narcotics and methamphetamine drugs. Deputies stopped the man on Redwood Road near the Eastbound entrance to Interstate 580. The man was taken to Santa Rita Jail.
Busted For Drug Possession
Friday, July 5: At 4:40 p.m., a 39-year-old man with no permanent residence was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine drugs. Deputies stopped the man for questioning in front of a home on Ruby Street near Redwood Road. The man turned out his pockets, revealing the drugs. He was taken into custody.
Failed to Outrun the Law
Thursday, July 4: At 1:51 a.m., deputies arrested a 41-year-old man from Castro Valley as part of a warrant issued for his capture. The man was previously convicted for trying to evade arrest in a high-speed chase. Deputies served the warrant at a home on Lessley Avenue near Redwood Road. The man was taken to Santa Rita Jail.
Vandalism and Damaging Private Property
Tuesday, July 2: At 7:11 a.m., a 29-year-old woman from Castro Valley was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and damaging private property. Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person near a home on Queen Street near Grove Way. There, they located the woman smashing property. The woman was taken into custody.
Shoplifting Lookout Man Goes Back to Jail
Tuesday, July 2: At 2:52 p.m., deputies arrested a 70-year-old man with no permanent residence as part of a warrant issued for his capture. The man had previously been convicted of two counts of shoplifting and participation as a lookout for shoplifting crimes. Deputies served the warrant after a retail store in the Castro Village Shopping Center detained the man for shoplifting. Deputies confirmed the man's previous warrants and took him to Santa Rita Jail.
Alameda County Fire Reports on July 4 Incidents
Thursday, July 4: The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) responded to 199 calls. Thirty-three of those calls were for fires at homes and nearby vegetation. Eighty of the calls were for medical emergencies, 15 were for service calls, 32 were classified as good intent calls, 34 responses were identified as miscellaneous, with 3 false alarms and only one classified as responding to a hazardous condition. ACFD reminds residents to be vigilant with their homes and surrounding brush because last week's hot weather has created potential fire hazards.
