Police activity in the 36700 block of Sycamore St. Please avoid Sycamore St. between Thornton Ave and Mayhews Landing Rd
On 05-29-2015 at 0914 hours, Newark police officers responded to an apartment in the 36700 block of Sycamore Street to provide a copy of an emergency protective order to a victim of domestic violence. Upon arrival officers became concerned the suspect in the original domestic violence incident, Rudy Soto, a 37 year old Newark resident, was inside the apartment. Upon attempting to make contact at the front of the residence, officers saw the suspect inside the apartment.
The patrol officers attempted to talk with the Soto, but he refused to speak to the officers. Officers initially feared the victim of the domestic violence may have also been inside the apartment. Officers were able to contact the victim, and were able to determine she was at work, but her one year old son was inside with the Soto, who is the father of the child. After 12 hours of negotiating with the Soto, he calmly exited the apartment with his baby in a stroller and surrendered to police. Soto has been taken into custody and the baby is safe and unharmed. The child has been reunited with his mother. Soto will be booked at Santa Rita Jail for two counts of felony domestic violence (273.5 PC), burglary (459 PC), and resisting and delaying officers (148 PC).
The residents of the apartment complex will be allowed to return to their apartments immediately. Sycamore Street remains closed at this time, but should be open to traffic within the hour after the police and media equipment has been moved.
We appreciate the patience of everyone affected by this activity. Thank you to everyone for assisting us in safely resolving this situation without anyone being hurt.
Address/Location
Newark Police Department CA
37101 Newark Blvd
Newark, CA 94560
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-578-4237