Armed Suspect Arrested Hiding in Dumpster
- Police arrested an armed suspect who was found hiding in a dumpster after fleeing officers. - Officers say the suspect ran through barbed wire while trying to elude police and was armed. - The arrest followed a search at an undisclosed Fremont location; full details are on Patch. (patch.com)
Fremont police arrested a 43-year-old parolee after officers found him hiding inside a garbage dumpster Monday morning. (kron4.com) The encounter began at about 8:38 a.m. on April 20 near Industrial Drive and South Grimmer Boulevard, where patrol officers said they spotted a “suspicious person” walking in the area. (kron4.com) Police said officers stopped the man and saw the handle of a gun protruding from his clothing. He then ran, and officers chased him on foot as he went through barbed wire and into a business area. (kron4.com) Bystanders told officers the man may have jumped into a dumpster on Pestana Court. Police surrounded the dumpster, launched a drone, opened the lid, and used a police dog during the arrest. (kron4.com) Police identified the suspect as Fortino Preciado, 43. Fremont police said he was on parole for a prior resisting-arrest case when he was taken into custody again on Monday. (kron4.com) He was arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a concealed firearm, and resisting arrest. Police said he was booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. (kron4.com) Fremont police’s public news pages did not show a separate press release about the arrest as of April 23, 2026, and the department says its weekly blotter is sometimes unavailable because of limited staffing and resources. (fremontpolice.gov 1) (fremontpolice.gov 2) The case ended where the search narrowed: inside a dumpster on Pestana Court, after officers, bystanders, a drone, and a K9 all helped close it out. (kron4.com)
