Deputies Arrest Carjacking Suspect, Retrieve Body
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies assisted in two separate incidents in Castro Valley last Tuesday, August 29.
About 7:00 p.m., deputies were around Lake Chabot Road and Carmel Drive. Oakland Police were searching for a carjacking suspect identified as Rogelio Gonzalez Gudeno. Deputies spotted Gonzalez Gudeno driving at a high rate of speed in a black Toyota Highlander. The suspect headed westbound on Fairmont Avenue with ACSO and California Highway Patrol in pursuit and Oakland Police helicopters overhead.
“About that time, deputies responded to a residence in the 18000 block of Wyndale Court for a reported home invasion robbery,” ACSO Lieutenant Tya Modeste told the Forum. “The victims reported their black 2018 Toyota Highlander was taken when an unknown Hispanic male entered their home with a firearm, stole the keys to their vehicle and fled.”
A short time later, Gonzalez Gudeno was caught by Oakland Police. The suspect was in possession of a replica semi-automatic firearm likely used during the home invasion, Lt. Modeste added.
Prior to being taken to the Santa Rita Jail, Gonzalez Gudeno was taken to a local hospital for treatment for an unrelated gunshot would he suffered before contact with law enforcement.
It was the second carjacking incident in a month in the Lake Chabot area. On August 15, five men pulled a woman from her car at gunpoint as she attempted to exit her driveway on Sydney Way near Stanton Avenue. The same individuals are suspected in an attempted carjacking at the Mobile gas station on Lake Chabot Road and Quail Avenue.
Body Found in Creek
Earlier on August 29 around 6:45 am, ACSO dispatch received a call regarding a body in the creek from a resident whose back yard overlooks the creek area near Grove Way and Redwood Road. Deputies responded and located a white male, in his 30s in the creek. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and was possibly homeless.
“The cause of death is unknown, but there are no obvious signs of death. It’s being investigated as a suspicious death,” Lt. Modeste said.