Crime & Safety

Police: Vehicle Search Yields Loaded Weapon, Hit and Run Driver Escapes

Alert in this week's crime log: Officers crack down on commuters who use their cell phones or who text messages while driving.

A summary of activity byΒ  March 30-April 4:

Theft

Officers were investigating a hit and run traffic collision on Mowry Avenue, near Alpen Rose Court April 3. The police activity log shows the driver and passengers ran away from the scene and blended into large crowds at . Officers say the vehicle was reported stolen from Fremont earlier in the day.

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Weapons

Special Enforcement Team (SET) detectives investigated the smell of marijuana at a parked car near Magnolia Street March 30. After they discovered a loaded firearm inside the vehicle, they arrested a 24-year-old Oakland man on suspicion of several weapons charges, including being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm.

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Distracted Driving Enforcement

Starting April 4, Newark officers joined the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies in what is described as a β€œzero tolerance” campaign for drivers using cell phones or texting behind the wheel.

Drugs

Officers arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of methamphetamine possession in front of April 3.

Vandalism

Newark officers arrested a 22-year-old Newark man in connection with vandalism at a 7-Eleven store April 3. Officers found a broken window in one of the front doors at the location.


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