On Sunday, June 13, 2021 a Newark Police officer was conducting extra patrol in the 5000 block of Thornton Ave due to a recent uptick in shoplifting incidents in the area. At approximately 5:00 pm, an officer observed a male subject exit a business holding two buckets full of merchandise. When the subject saw the officer, he dropped the items and began running into the residential neighborhood nearby. The subject was seen jumping into a rear yard, and shortly after reappeared on a rooftop. The subject was last seen running across several rooftops in an attempt to flee from officers.
A short time later, the subject was located nearby walking on the sidewalk. Based on where the subject was first observed on the roof and where he was located, he likely ran across approximately nine rooftops.
Officers made contact with the subject, a 29-year old male out of Hayward, and ultimately arrested him for an active felony warrant out of Southern California related to possessing a loaded firearm. Additionally, charges of misdemeanor probation violation, possession of a controlled substance, shoplifting, and prowling on private property were added due to this incident. He was booked at Fremont Jail.
Thank you to the residents who assisted in providing information leading to his capture.
