Armed Suspect Arrested Hiding In Dumpster

A 43-year-old man on parole was arrested in Fremont after police said he fled officers while armed and hid inside a garbage dumpster. (kron4.com) Fremont police said patrol officers spotted the man at about 8:38 a.m. Monday, April 20, near Industrial Drive and South Grimmer Boulevard. When they stopped him, officers saw the handle of a gun sticking out of his clothing, according to the department account reported by KRON4. (kron4.com) Police said the man ran, and officers chased him on foot through an industrial area until he went through barbed wire. Officers then set up a containment area around several businesses instead of continuing a direct chase, KRON4 reported. (kron4.com) Bystanders told officers the suspect may have jumped into a dumpster on Pestana Court. Police said they surrounded the dumpster, launched a drone, opened the lid, and used a police dog to help take him into custody. (kron4.com) The suspect was identified as Fortino Preciado, 43. Police said he was on parole for a prior resisting-arrest case and was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, and resisting arrest. (kron4.com) The arrest fits a pattern Fremont police describe in broader public reports: the department handled 280,232 calls in 2024, averaging 766 a day, and says it uses tools including K9 teams, drones, and containment tactics in higher-risk incidents. (fremontpolice.gov) Fremont police do not appear to have posted a standalone press release about this arrest on the department’s current news page as of April 23, 2026. The department’s website says its weekly blotter is sometimes unavailable because of limited staffing and resources. (fremontpolice.gov, fremontpolice.gov) For now, the case appears to move next through charging and court review in Alameda County, while the image of a suspect hiding in a dumpster closes out an otherwise routine patrol stop that turned into an armed search. (kron4.com)