Update April 14: Piedmont Police said in a social media post on Tuesday that they had made an arrest in the home invasion incident on Scenic Avenue on March 24:
The Piedmont Police Department leveraged law enforcement resources from across the region in our ongoing effort to identify those responsible.
We want to inform the community that an arrest has been made in this case, and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged this individual with robbery.
A man was found sleeping in a stolen vehicle near Jean Street and Santa Clara Avenue in Oakland in the early morning hours of April 7. Police found the vehicle, a spray painted black Nissan Altima parked with no license plates around 4:48 a.m. The officer observed someone sleeping in the vehicle and according to Piedmont Police Capt. Chris Monahan, stop strips were deployed. The officer then activated the lights in his vehicle.
According to Monahan, the suspect tried to flee. All four tires were deflated.
The vehicle was later located and the suspect attempted to flee on foot, according to Monahan. Police found him and detained him.
The Altima turned out to have been reported stolen in Oakland. The suspect was on probation for reckless evading, according to Monahan. The man was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and booked for reckless evading, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest, a probation violation and driving on a suspended license.
On April 5, an Automated License Plate Reader hit came in at 6:01 p.m. on two stolen license plates near Oakland and Olive avenues. Police found a gray Toyota Camry and stopped it. The driver was detained. The Camry had been reported stolen in Albany, according to Monahan.
The driver was found to have two out-of-state warrants. He was taken to Santa Rita Jail and booked for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, false registration and no license.
On April 8, an ALPR hit on a stolen black 2020 Cadillac CTS came in from the area of Grand Lake and Lake Park avenues at 4:17 a.m. Piedmont Police found the vehicle on Grand Avenue and detained the driver, according to Monahan. The Cadillac had been reported stolen out of Oakland.
The driver refused to identify himself, according to Monahan, and was taken to Santa Rita Jail. There he was identified and found to have a warrant from Alameda County for indecent exposure. He was booked for possession of a stolen vehicle and the warrant.
On April 7, a white 2017 Nissan Rogue was found parked on Blair Avenue at 6:45 p.m. A records check showed it was reported stolen in Antioch. The car was recovered for the registered owner, according to Monahan.