Suspect arrested for stabbing a victim multiple times
Sandra Spagnoli Chief of Police
901 East 14th Street, San Leandro CA 94577
PRESS RELEASE
DATE / TIME OF RELEASE: 09-30-12, 3:15AM CRIME: Assault with a Deadly Weapon
RELEASE OFFICER: Lt. Jeff Tudor TELEPHONE: (510) 577-3211
DATE / TIME OCCURRED: 09-30-12, 1:05 AM
LOCATION: 600 block of Fargo Ave, San Leandro, California
INVESTIGATING DETECTIVE: Det. Sgt. Henderson
SUSPECT: Michael Hilburn, 38 year old, Newark, Ca, resident
DETAILS:
On 09-30-12 approximately 1:05 AM, the San Leandro Police Department received a 911 call regarding an assault inside an apartment in the 600 block of Fargo Ave. As officers arrived on scene they contacted the victim inside of his apartment. The victim sustained multiple stab wounds to his upper torso from an object similar to an ice pick. The suspect was known to the victim an identified as Michael Hilburn. Hilburn fled the scene in a white Chevy Suburban. SLPD developed information that the suspect was possibly in the area of 105th Ave, in Oakland. A member of the San Leandro Police Department observed the white Chevy Suburban in the area of 105th and International Blvd. Officers attempted to pull Hilburn over and he fled from the officers in his vehicle. After a short pursuit, Hilburn pulled his vehicle over on Foothill Blvd and Stanley in Oakland. Hilburn was taken into custody without incident.
The 57 year old victim was transported to an area hospital for non life threatening stab wounds. The weapon has not been located at this time.
Lt. Tudor said, “Officers were able to gather critical information very quickly which allowed for us to locate and arrest Hilburn shortly after the incident.”
MEDIA UPDATES WILL BE MADE AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE
Please contact Det. Sgt. Henderson with any information regarding this case at 510-577-3238 or contact the Anonymous Tip Line at 510-577-3278.
Citizens can also send an anonymous tip to San Leandro Police Department by texting the word SLPD and their tip to 847411. Anonymous web tips can be submitted from the Police Departments website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd/at.asp
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Address/Location
San Leandro Police Department
901 E 14th St
San Leandro, CA 94577
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