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On 11/13/17 around 2 p.m., San Leandro Police officers were dispatched to an auto theft of a commercial truck that "just occurred." The owner of the truck, a local electrical construction company, called SLPD to report that one of their company trucks was stolen and being tracked via GPS driving towards Oakland. 

SLPD officers and detectives quickly responded to the area where the stolen vehicle was traveling and located it in the parking lot of the Coliseum Flea Market in Oakland. Detectives watched as two men, 48 yr-old Leroy Silva, and 54 yr-old Robert Barton began unloading the truck's tools into a parked SUV. 

Both men then abandoned the stolen truck and left the area in the SUV. SLPD detectives then followed the two men to a retail strip mall near High Street where they were contacted and detained. One of the two men attempted to run but was quickly apprehended by officers. 

"The implementation of GPS technology and the swift response by officers greatly contributed to locating the stolen truck," said SLPD Lt. Isaac Benabou. "In this case, we were able to recover the victim's stolen vehicle and tools, and arrested two subjects for the crime."

Both Silva and Barton are being held at Alameda County's Santa Rita Jail awaiting their court appearance.