Citizens' Tips Lead to Two Burglary Arrests

Between Oct. 7 and 8, patrol officers investigated several commercial burglaries that occurred in the area of Estudillo Avenue and Bancroft Avenue. Investigating officers were confident it was the same suspect(s) who were responsible for all the burglaries.

Tuesday, Oct. 8

• At approximately 12:30 a.m., an alert citizen reported seeing a suspicious subject inside of a business located in the 200 block of Dolores Avenue. Officers responded and detained a subject at the business. Investigators discovered there was evidence of a burglary and the suspect was arrested and transported to jail. Detectives are actively investigating these incidents to determine if they are all related.

• At approximately 11 a.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of Doolittle for the report of commercial burglaries to several storage lockers. Witnesses stated the suspect was a white female with curly hair and that she had fled across Doolittle Drive. Officers located a female matching the suspect’s description hiding nearby. The female was detained and positively identified by a witness as the suspect in the incident. The female was arrested for burglary and she was transported to jail.

Please contact the San Leandro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division with any information regarding this case at 510-577-3230 or contact the Anonymous Tip Line at 510-577-3278.