October 30, 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE
SWAT Team participates in regional preparedness exercise
SUBMITTED BY RHEA SERRAN Police Officers of the UCPD SWAT Team participated in a full-scale regional preparedness exercise October 26-29. It’s the third year UCPD has engaged in the Urban Shield multi-discipline planning, policies, procedures, organization, equipment training. Urban Shield assesses the overall Bay Area’s response capabilities to test regional systems for prevention, protection, response and recovery in the area’s high threat, high-density urban area. It also evaluates the region’s existing level of preparedness and capabilities. Teams from all over the region, and several international teams, compete in training exercises throughout the weekend. During last year’s Urban Shield exercise, the UCPD team competed in a shooting competition. Due to its success in the competition, this team was the first law enforcement agency to receive a new weapon platform, the Colt CM 901, with a value over $5,000. The new weapon will be used for training purposes and is a welcome addition to UCPD’s equipment. “We are proud to send members of the Union City Police Department’s SWAT team to attend the
Burglary Report SUBMITTED BY FREMONT PD Residential Burglaries On October 19, 2012, at 4:00 p.m., officers responded to a residence in ‘The Trees’ area (Niles) for a report of an attempted residential burglary. Sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., unknown suspect(s) bent and removed a rear patio window screen and used some sort of
2012 Urban Shield. This exercise challenges the skills, knowledge and abilities of all who participate. But, most importantly, it provides the ongoing training needed for disaster response,” said Larry Cheeves, City Manager. The overarching goals of Urban Shield include striving for the capability to present a multi-layered training exercise to enhance the skills and abilities of regional first responders, as well as those responsible for coordinating and managing large scale events. Urban Shield is implemented to identify and stretch regional resources to their limits, while expanding regional collaboration and building positive relationships. In addition, this exercise provides increased local business and critical infrastructure collaboration. It not only improves regional disaster response capabilities, but provides a platform for national and international first responders, as well as the private sector, to work efficiently and effectively together when critical incidents occur. For more information about the Union City Police Department, visit http://www.unioncity.org/police/ucpd.htm For more information about Urban Shield, visit www.urbanshield.org
pry tool to attempt entry into the victim’s residence. Fortunately, they were unsuccessful and entry was not made. The victim’s neighbors said they did not hear or see anything unusual or suspicious. The reporting party did not want to file a report, (but did want FPD to be aware of it). On October 21, 2012, at 10:04 a.m., officers responded to the 38000 block of Logan Dr (Glenmoor) for a report of an attempted residential burglary. The reporting party stated that when she arrived home the night be-
fore, she found her front window screen on the ground beneath the window. A neighbor reported finding the screen atop the bushes outside the window at about 5:30 p.m. on 10/19/12 and attempted to contact the RP, but the RP was not home. So the neighbor then moved the screen to the ground beneath the window, so it would be less obvious to passers-by. There were no obvious signs of attempted forced entry and no loss was suffered by the RP, so this incident was reclassified as a Suspicious Circumstance.
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On October 24, 2012, at 4:04 p.m., officers responded to the 34300 block of Tupelo St (Ardenwood) to take a residential burglary report. Suspect(s) entered the backyard of the victim’s residence and removed a screen from a rear living room window. The window was either unlocked or had a weak locking mechanism, as there was no sign of forced entry. Loss is yet to be determined. On October 24, 2012, at 5:49 p.m., officers responded to the 38100 block of Farwell Dr (Glenmoor) to take a residential burglary report. Between 8:10 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., unknown suspect(s) broke the window out of side garage door and kicked open the interior door leading into the residence. Loss: jewelry, bank statements/checks, and scotch. On October 24, 2012, at 8:32 p.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Lockwood Ave (Mission Valley) to take a residential burglary report. Unknown suspect(s) smashed victim’s rear sliding glass door, crawled into residence, and removed cash and a passport. On October 25, 2012, at 5:00 p.m., officers responded to the 38700 block of Huntington Ci (Cherry/Guardino) to take a residential burglary report. Unknown suspect(s) attempted to pry open victim’s rear sliding glass door, which shattered the On October 25, 2012, at 6:10 p.m., officers responded to the 47300 block of Rancho Higuera Rd (Vineyards/Avalon) to take a residential burglary report. Unknown suspect(s) entered via an unlocked rear door, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. House was ransacked. Loss includes jewelry (total loss is yet to be determined). On October 25, 2012, at 6:39 p.m., officers responded to the 3100 block of Baylis St (Central Downtown) to take a residential burglary report. Between 4:15 and 5:00 p.m., unknown suspect(s) entered house through an unlocked family room window and ransacked the residence. Loss: jewelry, cash, and digital camera. Auto Burglaries On 10/22/12, at 39233 Fremont Bl (in the Fremont Hub parking lot, between Elephant Bar and Target) sometime between 4:00 and 10:00
p.m. Passenger side window was smashed. Loss: Northface bag, laptop, phone chargers, and thumb drives. On 10/22/12, between 8:00 and 8:45 p.m. in PF Chang’s parking lot (43316 Christy St). Driver’s side rear window was smashed. Loss: wallet and laptop. On 10/22/12, at approximately 11:30 a.m., in Trader Joe’s parking lot (Fremont Hub). RP said he was parked “for less than 10 minutes.” Suspect(s) broke passenger side window. Loss: Samsung Galaxy cell phone. On 10/22/12, between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. in the Applebee’s parking lot (39139 Farwell). Rear window was broken. Loss: laptop and hard drive. On 10/23/12, at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the 4100 block of Eggers Dr. (Report in progress; no further information known at this time) On 10/23/12, the RP filed an online report regarding an incident that occurred over the weekend in the 3100 block of Rodney Co (Irvington). On 10/20/12, at about 11 a.m., he noticed that his vehicle was unusually loud. Upon further inspection, he discovered that the pipes around the catalytic converters had been cut and the converters were missing. On 10/23/12, between 5:45 and 7:35 a.m. in the 24 Hour Fitness parking lot (40910 Fremont Bl). Window was smashed and vehicle was ransacked. Loss: wallet, Samsung Intensity II cell phone, cash, credit cards, ID. On 10/23/12, between 1:45 and 10:30 a.m., at 47031 Kato Rd (East Industrial). Method of entry is unknown. Loss: two suitcases (with PS3 game console, DVDs, games and clothes inside) and survey equipment. On 10/23/12, the RP filed an online report regarding an incident that occurred on 10/19/12 between 3:30 and 5:40 p.m. at 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd (Coyote Hills Regional Park). The RP stated she and two friends went out for a walk, but that their personal belongings were in the car, “covered with jackets and hidden away from plain view.” Loss: Three handbags, wallets, credit cards, cash and keys. On 10/24/12, the RP filed an online report regarding an incident that occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 continued on page 31