Crime & Safety

Police Log: Car Thief Hides in Stolen Car, Copper Wire Burglar

Several significant arrests were made within the past couple days by San Leandro police officers.

Tuesday, Jan. 14

  • An alert citizen observed a subject she did not recognize go into a neighbor's yard in the 300 block of Belleview Drive around 7:20 a.m. Officers saturated the area and located Lapatrick Mack nearby. Mack was identified as the subject who was in the yard. The investigation revealed he had been stealing copper pipe from the backyard of the residence. Mack, a 22-year-old male who resides in Oakland was booked for possession of stolen property and prowling. 


Wednesday, Jan. 15

  • San Leandro Police patrol staff responded to an alarm call in the 800 block of Davis Street approximately at 2 a.m. They arrived and observed a subject in the parking lot and he was rummaging through parked vehicles. The officers attempted to contact the subject and he refused to cooperate with them. The suspect locked himself inside one of the dealership's vehicles. After a brief standoff a K-9 was used to take the subject into custody. Manuel Maldonado, a 45-year-old male, who is known to reside in Oakland was booked for trespassing, prowling and resisting arrest. He was medically cleared and booked.

 

  • One of SLPD’s patrol officers located a stolen vehicle driving in the 14900 block of E. 14th Street around 11:30 p.m. The vehicle had been reported stolen to Lodi Police Department. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle and it fled from him for a short distance. The driver abandoned the vehicle in the area of Bancroft Avenue and E. 14th Street. The suspect hid from our officers and a K-9 was used to locate her. Som Steinhardt (photo above), a 23-year-old female, who resides in Santa Clara was taken into custody for evading the police, possessing a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest.

 

Thursday, Jan. 16

  • A patrol officer stopped a vehicle in the area of Springlake Drive and Hesperian Boulevard for a traffic violation at 4 a.m. The officer discovered the vehicle did not belong to the driver and that it had been stolen in Hayward earlier in the morning.The driver David Coyt (photo above), a 19-year-old male who resides in Oakland was arrested for possessing the vehicle.

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