During the early morning hours of Monday, February 23, Alameda Police Department (APD) responded to a series of commercial burglaries in Alameda. Nine businesses were impacted, according to an APD report on Facebook. The first burglary was reported shortly after 3 a.m.
During the initial stages of the investigation, officers and detectives worked quickly to assess the scope of the incidents. Evidence gathered at multiple scenes enabled investigators to link the same vehicle and suspects to the burglaries. With the assistance of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle within hours.
With the help of East Bay Regional PD and Oakland PD, three individuals were detained. Two were arrested on unrelated offenses. Detectives have since identified additional parties of interest and continue to actively investigate these incidents.
“It’s too early to say who all is involved, but we have made some arrests of individuals we believe are involved,” Police Chief Nishant Joshi told KTVU News. “They’ve been arrested for unrelated crimes. We’re going to further our investigation.”…