Full Notification

On Wednesday, April 22nd, at approximately 11:19PM, a resident off Pennsylvania Ave. reported his car being stolen and driven off. Responding officers located the vehicle on northbound 880 at Alvarado Niles Blvd. As officers pulled behind the suspect, he exited Alvarado Niles Blvd. and fled from the vehicle which was still in motion. The unoccupied vehicle traveled slowly back towards the southbound 880 on-ramp, down the embankment and ended up back on the freeway. It eventually stopped on the left shoulder when it collided into the center divider. No other vehicles were struck, nor was anyone injured.

Officers quickly caught up to the suspect who had run down the northbound 880 embankment. The suspect fought with officers briefly before being taken into custody. Union City Police and CHP Officers arrived shortly after to assist.

23 year old transient, Jonathan Reyes of Fremont/Union City was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, hit and run, and resisting arrest. The vehicle’s ignition was found to be tampered with. Reyes is currently on probation in Alameda County for disturbing the peace. He has prior theft and drug arrests in Alameda County as well as in Arizona. Due to the Judicial Council of California orders, officers were forced to issue Reyes a citation in the field with a future court date in June 2020.

For more information on the Judicial Council of California orders, and the Department's operational response to these directives, please visit:

https://local.nixle.com/alert/7943812/

We’d like to thank the Union City Police Department and CHP for their assistance.