Lockdown at Dublin Camp Parks Lifted, Report of Intruder Unfounded: Police

Dublin, CA— A precautionary lockdown Tuesday at the Dublin Camp Parks garrison has been lifted after officials determined reports of an intruder were unfounded, officials with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said.

The base was on lockdown for about five hours while law enforcement searched the area following reports of the possible intruder on base.

The gates to the Dougherty Road entrance were closed and traffic was backing up at about 11 a.m. At 4 p.m., traffic in the area was starting to move onto the base.

Around 11 a.m., area residents reported hearing the following announcement: "This is not an exercise. All personnel return to your facilities and lock your doors. I repeat this is not an exercise."

Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office Spokesperson Eric Jones told Patch that multiple agencies responded to the base to assist. Law enforcement personnel from Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton and East Bay Regional Parks Police, along with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda County Fire and the FBI-San Francisco assisted with the search.

No shelter-in-place orders for residents in the surrounding communities were issued, although officials with the City of Dublin issued a statement advising citizens to avoid the area.

Alameda County Sheriff's Spokesperson JD Nelson said the nearby Santa Rita Jail was not affected by the lockdown.

Dublin schools near the base with summer school and day-care programs in session were told to shelter-in-place after receiving reports of the situation at about 11 a.m., Dublin Unified School District officials said.

"The schools were not on lockdown; students were released to parents who arrived to pick them up, and most students have been released," District Spokesperson Michelle McDonald said at about 2:30 p.m.

Camp Parks Police Department used the Alameda County Sheriff's Office's unmanned aerial vehicle to help with the search.

Around 2:10 p.m., the search of the facility was 85-percent complete, according to Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. By 4 p.m. the lockdown was lifted and the base appeared to be reopened to traffic.

Photo courtesy Alameda County Sheriff's Office Twitter

Map courtesy Google Maps

Image of traffic backed up by Autumn Johnson