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Teamwork Results in an Arrest - On August 26, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Oakland Police officers were flagged down at Broadway and 14th Street by a downtown Safety Ambassador who reported that an auto burglary had just occurred. The suspect was observed breaking into a car and fleeing with a laptop to the 12th Street BART station. OPD and BART PD coordinated efforts, located and arrested the suspect for the burglary, and recovered the laptop.

The teamwork among local law enforcement and our Safety Ambassadors, as well as witnesses who were willing to become involved and positively identified the suspect, made a difference in this case.
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Two Arrested for Weapons Violation, Drugs - On August 26, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Oakland Police officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop for several vehicle code violations at the intersection of Krause and 73rd avenues. At the time of the stop, the officers observed one of the occupants attempt to conceal a firearm. Upon further investigation, the officers recovered an illegally possessed, loaded handgun along with heroin, prescription narcotics, and marijuana. Both the driver and passenger were arrested and an illegally possessed firearm has been removed from our community.
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Barricaded Suspect Safely Arrested - On August 24, 2014, at approximately 9:17 PM, Oakland Police officers responded to the intersection of Chambers Lane and Colton Boulevard on a report of a residential burglary in progress involving three suspects. Upon arrival, officers saw a vehicle attempting to flee the scene and were able to arrest the adult male driver. The officers observed a second suspect fleeing the residence on foot and were able to arrest him in an adjoining backyard. The third suspect barricaded herself inside the residence. The OPD Tactical Hostage Negotiating Team was able to establish communications with her and at 11:15 the following morning she was safely taken into custody.

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