Armed Suspect Arrested Hiding in Dumpster
- Police arrested an armed suspect who hid inside a dumpster while trying to evade officers. - The suspect ran through barbed wire and was found carrying a firearm, police said. - The arrest followed a brief pursuit and raised safety concerns in the neighborhood (patch.com).
Fremont police arrested an armed suspect who hid inside a dumpster after a brief foot pursuit on April 20, 2026. (kron4.com) Patrol officers first stopped a “suspicious person” at about 8:38 a.m. near Industrial Drive and South Grimmer Boulevard and noticed a gun handle protruding from his clothing, the department said. (kron4.com) The man fled on foot, ran through barbed wire, and officers established a containment area around several businesses while they searched the area. (kron4.com) Bystanders told officers the suspect may have jumped into a dumpster on Pestana Court; police launched a drone for aerial surveillance, lifted the dumpster lid, and deployed a police K-9 to assist. (kron4.com) Officers found and arrested 43-year-old Fortino Preciado hiding inside the dumpster; he surrendered after the K-9 was released, the Fremont Police Department wrote. (kron4.com) Preciado was on parole for a prior resisting-arrest incident and was re-arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a concealed firearm, and resisting arrest; he was booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. (kron4.com) The Fremont Police Department provided the account of the stop and arrest in a statement to local media; further details were not released in that statement. (kron4.com)
