Armed Suspect Caught Hiding In Dumpster

Fremont police arrested an armed man after officers found him hiding inside a dumpster in the city’s industrial area on April 20. (sfgate.com) Police said officers tried to stop a “suspicious person” near Industrial Drive and South Grimmer Boulevard at about 8:38 a.m. Monday, but he ran instead. Officers then searched the area with a drone and a police dog. (sfgate.com) According to Fremont police, the man ran through barbed wire during the chase and was later taken into custody. SFGATE, citing police, reported he was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. (sfgate.com) The arrest happened in a part of Fremont where warehouses, trucking yards, and service businesses line South Grimmer Boulevard and Industrial Drive. That kind of landscape gives a fleeing suspect fences, alleys, loading areas, and large trash bins to duck behind or climb into. (sfgate.com) Fremont police have built out both drone and K-9 teams for searches like this one. The department says its K-9 unit works with patrol officers, Special Weapons and Tactics teams, and tracking teams, and its public crime map updates reported incidents daily. (fremontpolice.gov 1) (fremontpolice.gov 2) The department’s weekly blotter also notes that suspect information can change during an investigation and that a person arrested may not ultimately be charged or convicted. That is why police had not announced final charges when the case first became public. (fremontpolice.gov) No public injuries were reported in the chase, and police said the case was still being processed after the arrest. The episode ended where it began: with officers searching an industrial block until they found the suspect wedged inside a dumpster. (sfgate.com)