Full Notification

Sandra R. Spagnoli Chief of Police
901 East 14th Street, San Leandro CA 94577

PRESS RELEASE

DATE / TIME OF RELEASE: 02/06/14, 4:30 PM

INCIDENTS: Residential Burglary Arrest

PRESS RELEASE OFFICER: Lt. Randall Brandt
TELEPHONE: (510) 577-3232

DATE / TIME OF INCIDENT: 02/06/14, 11:30 AM

INVESTIGATING DETECTIVE(S): Sergeant Doug Calcagno

SUSPECT(S): Bernard Curry, 20 year old male who resides in Richmond, Ca.

On 02/06/14, approximately 11:30 AM, a resident in the 500 block of West Merle Court arrived home and noticed the front door to their residence was ajar. The alert citizen feared someone may be inside her residence committing a burglary. She immediately went to a neighbor’s residence and reported the incident to our dispatch center. Our staff responded and located the suspect walking away from the residence in possession of some of the victim’s property. The suspect attempted to run away from our officers and was detained without incident. The suspect (Bernard Curry) was arrested and transported to jail.

Lt. Randall Brandt stated, “Alert citizens are the key to solving these types of crimes. If they report suspicious activity immediately we are much more successful in locating the suspects who are deemed responsible.”

MEDIA UPDATES WILL BE MADE AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE

Please contact the San Leandro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division with any information regarding this case at 510-577-3230 or contact the Anonymous Tip Line at 510-577-3278.

Citizens can also send an anonymous tip to San Leandro Police Department by texting the word SLPD and their tip to 847411. Anonymous web tips can be submitted from the Police Department’s website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd/at.asp\

For crime prevention tips please go to the Police Department’s website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd or contact PSA Sandy Colwell at 510-577-3248

Citizens play a critical role in creating a safe environment by observing and reporting any suspicious and criminal activity to the Police. The San Leandro Police Department recommends that citizens do not participate in any direct verbal or physical involvement with suspicious persons or those who are committing crimes. The personal safety of the community is paramount. We encourage the San Leandro community to record the details of what they observe and to report those details to the Police. This type of community involvement and partnership has proven to be a very effective crime prevention tool. Citizens act as the eyes and ears of the community first, and the extended eyes and ears of the San Leandro Police Department. Thank you for being a force multiplier in our efforts to provide professional police services and safety to the community.