Full Notification

On Thursday (03/28/13), the Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) Unit organized a prostitution sting at the Union City Crown Plaza Hotel. The operation resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals. Additional information on the operation can be found in the attached media release and on the Union City Patch.

On Friday (03/29/13) at 07:30 hours, an officer parked his patrol vehicle near 1688 Decoto Road. Seconds later, the officer noticed an unknown adult male opening the driver’s side door on the police vehicle. The subject then got into the driver’s seat and started activating the emergency equipment. The officer ran back to his vehicle and ordered the male out of the car. The subject quickly exited the vehicle and attempted to get away from the officer. This was the third time this subject has been contacted inside or attempting to get inside of a police vehicle. The male was given a warning the first time he was caught inside of a police vehicle. The male was arrested for tampering with the police vehicle during this incident.

On Saturday (03/30/13) at 16:41 hours, Corporal Clubb conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop at a posted stop sign. Corporal Clubb stopped the vehicle near Almaden Boulevard and Cumana Circle. The driver was on probation and subject to being searched as a condition of his probation. Corporal Clubb conducted a probation search and located a large amount of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine recovered during this stop has an estimated street value of $5,700 dollars. Officers transported the entrepreneur to his new business address…jail.

On Sunday (03/31/13) at 20:00 hours, officers were dispatched to a collision on Decoto Road, near Union Square. Arriving officers found the driver locked inside of her vehicle. The driver was unresponsive and she appeared to be having a medical emergency. To make things worse, the vehicle was parked near the railroad tracks, close enough to be in danger from incoming trains. Officers broke out a window on the vehicle to render aid to the driver. Railroad traffic was stopped until the driver was transported to a local hospital and the vehicle was removed from the railroad tracks.

On Monday (04/01/13) at 17:50 hours, a male robbed the Metro PCS store on Decoto Road. The suspect entered the store and demanded money from the cash register. The suspect walked up to the victim and told her something similar to, "Give me the money, I'm not going to hurt you." The suspect was not seen in possession of a weapon during the incident. The suspect was described as a black male in his 30’s, 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Investigations Unit.