Crime & Safety

Police Log: Assaults With Weapons, Burglaries and Possession of Syringes

In this week's crime log, police investigate reports of assaults with deadly weapons and thefts at NewPark Mall.

Violence and Disturbances 

A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest after police responded to the 7900 block of Sunset around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 to a call of a disturbance. Police said the man charged through them. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail.

A report of an assault with a deadly weapon occurring on Marguerite Drive was called into the Newark Police Department around 8:55 p.m. on Oct. 9.

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A report of an assault with a deadly weapon occurring on George Avenue was called into the Newark Police Department around 12:30 a.m on Oct. 9.

A report of a battery on Mowry Avenue was called into the Newark Police Department around 7:46 a.m. on Oct. 7.

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A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a switchblade knife at near NewPark Mall on Oct. 7.

Burglary, Theft and Robberies

A report of a burglary at was called into the Newark Police Department around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 9.

A 50-year-old woman was arrested and cited on suspicion of theft at at the NewPark Mall on Oct. 8.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and a parole violation at on Oct. 8. He was booked into Fremont Jail.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and selling ammunition to a person under the age of 21 at on Oct. 8. He was booked into Fremont Jail.

A report of a burglary on Sycamore Street was called into the Newark Police Department at 8:27 a.m. on Oct. 7.

A report of a burglary on Mowry Avenue was called into the Newark Police Department at 5:22 p.m. on Oct. 6.

A 44-year-old woman was arrested and cited on suspicion of theft at JC Penney on Oct. 6.

Two burglaries were called into the Newark Police Department on Oct. 5 — one around 7:20 a.m. on Stevenson Boulevard and one at 9:20 a.m. on Mowry Avenue.

Drugs and Alcohol

A 36-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and a syringe and a warrant. She was booked into Fremont Jail.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at Dairy Avenue and Leone Street. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail.

A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public on Thornton Avenue on Oct. 6. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail.   

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of a syringe on Oct. 5 on Shady Hollow Drive and Braidburn Avenue. He was booked into Fremont Jail.

A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public at Ruschin Drive on Oct. 5. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail.


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