Crime Log: Off-Duty Cop Trails Burglars; Plus Weekend Shoot-Out

The following is a summary of significant crime and incidents reported in Newark between May 12 and 18 as released by the Newark Police Department. 

Saturday, May 18

• Man clings to life after shoot-out with police. Authorities said the armed man shot at officers in an armed vehicle. The suspect is hospitalized. Full story here.

• Police warn of phony PG&E woman. Read more here. 

• Road-rage screwdriver-stabbing suspect arrested. The Fremont Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit arrested a San Jose man, 30, in connection with the May 14 stabbing at Union 76 station on Warm Springs Boulevard. Full story here.

• Off-duty cop tracks suspected burglars. An off-duty San Jose Police Department officer called in a residential burglary he witnessed at noontime on Manzanita Avenue where intruders removed a front screen to break into a home. The suspects were seen leaving with a small safe and money -- items found later in their vehicle. The off-duty cop kept watch, providing continuous updates to Newark's dispatch center, and officers busted the duo as they were driving out of Newark. Arrested were two Palo Alto men, both 18. 

• Tires swiped at dealership. Tires from two vehicles were reportedly stolen overnight at Fremont Ford on the 39700 block of Balentine Drive.

• Light pole struck, falls on car. A car crashed into a light pole at 9:47 a.m. at the intersection of Thornton Avenue and Mayhews Landing Road, causing the sheared-off pole to fall onto a parked vehicle.

• Bike at night? You need a light. A bicyclist was cited at 2 a.m. for riding at night without a bike light -- a vehicle-code violation. He was booked at Fremont Jail.
  
  
• Take heed! Summer theft-prevention tips here.

• On the train tracks. Officers investigating reports of individuals on the railroad tracks near I-880 cited a Newark woman, 46, for alleged possession of a methamphetamine glass pipe. 

• Teen reports fake kidnapping to get back at boyfriend. Full story here.

• Livermore's "Road-Rage Killer" sentenced for Fremont man's death. Read on.

• Missing Fremont teen found safe in Pleasanton. Story here.

• Week-long BB-gun vandalism spree begins in Fremont. Numerous calls of windows shot out by BBs logged. Police reports here.

• Overseas assault. A female called police at 10:30 a.m. to report that she was sexually assaulted while vacationing in China. After returning home, she felt she needed to report the incident to law enforcement. The victim had contacted Interpol, as well as the California Highway Patrol, and was referred to Newark police, who took the report and will speak to Interpol upon completion of the investigation.     

• Threes-a-crowd "date" goes awry. Police were called at 3:52 p.m. to a robbery report at the Hilton Hotel in Newark. The victim had telephoned  a woman, who advertised escort services on Red Book, an online service. The two agreed to meet at the Hilton, but another male also accompanied the female. The three piled into that man's vehicle and headed to an ATM so the victim could get cash for the services. Once at the ATM, the male pulled out a black handgun and ordered the victim to remove as much money as he could from his bank account. The panicked victim forgot his ATM pin number, and the suspect reportedly assaulted the victim and kicked him out of the vehicle. The suspect was described as a 20- to 25 year-old, 6-foot black male with a thin build ... and armed with a black handgun.