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Earlier today at 9:16 a.m. an alert citizen called Fremont Police to report suspicious activity in the area of Omar and Cobb Street in Fremont.  The caller stayed on the line with dispatch for several minutes as he gave a play by play account of what three suspicious males were doing in the neighborhood.  He began by giving a description of the three suspects, including their clothing and updated the location saying that the three men were going into the backyard of a residence on Torenia Circle. He then watched and updated dispatch with information that the three men were now running down the street in the direction of Omar St.  The three then got into a vehicle and our caller relayed to dispatch the license plate number of the associated suspect vehicle. 

Multiple Fremont Patrol Officers and Detectives who were already responding to the call, located the suspect vehicle and followed it for a short time, before the suspect vehicle collided with a parked car near Omar St. near Butano Park.  The suspects ditched their vehicle and all three fled on foot in different directions.  Officers set up a neighborhood perimeter to try and contain the suspects to a small area.  In addition, safety precautions were taken at Steven Millard Elementary School (5200 Valpey Park Ave), utilizing the campus lockdown procedure.  School Resource Officer Sergeant Matt Snelson, two School Resource Officers and the District Superintendent responded to the school to assist with safety and security at the campus. 

The search for the three suspects lasted until 10:36 a.m. All three suspects were located separately and taken into custody.  One was located in a garbage can, one in a shed and the third was located as he attempted to evade officers by walking past the perimeter.  The lockdown at Millard Elementary School was lifted at approximately 10:40 a.m. 

All three suspects are young adult males, from out of the area.  One suspect sustained a K9 bite wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.  Once the suspect was released from treatment, he and the others were brought back to Fremont PD for questioning.  No officers or community members were injured during the incident and Fremont Police Detectives have taken over the investigation.  The investigation remains ongoing and additional details will be released as they become available.

A confirmed residential burglary was located on the 40000 block of Torenia Circle.