Sergeant Recognized for Work on Dublin Home Invasion, Vallejo Kidnapping

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — A Dublin police sergeant was recognized this week by Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley for his investigative work on a high-profile kidnapping case in 2015.

Sergeant Miguel Campos was part of the team of investigators who tracked Matthew Muller, 38, to a South Lake Tahoe cabin where he was arrested following attempted robbery of a Dublin home on June 5, 2015. Early that morning, a Dublin couple woke up at about 3:30 a.m. to find a masked man standing in their bedroom. He told them to turn away from him and lie face down on their bed and put their hands behind their back, according to court filings by Dublin police.

He told them repeatedly that their daughter was safe and said he would tie the two victims’ hands behind their backs. But one of the victims tackled him to the ground, partially removing his mask. The man called for his wife to get their gun but the suspect bashed him in the head with a metal object believed to be a flashlight and fled, police said.

Police connected Muller to a the case when they found his cellphone left behind in the home, according to police. After Dublin police tracked Muller through a cellphone he left behind at the robbery scene, the FBI connected him to a Vallejo kidnapping through evidence found at Muller's mother's home in South Lake Tahoe.

Bay City News contributed to this report
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