Burglary Suspect Drags K9 Into Fremont Home

FREMONT, CA — A Fremont Police K9 was dragged into a home by a burglary suspect on Monday. The police dog was not injured, and the suspect was arrested. He has been identified as 23-year-old Robert Lomack of San Leandro. In addition to Monday's charges, Lomack is being held on a no bail felony residential burglary warrant from a 2016 Fremont case.

On Monday, police were notified of a burglary in-progress in the Glenmoor neighborhood at 1:42 p.m. A landscaper working in the 4400 block of Faulkner Drive saw a suspicious person in the back yard of a neighboring residence. According to a report from police, "The person was banging and looking into windows, and eventually broke a bedroom window in the rear of the house to gain entry. The landscaper walked to the front of the house and contacted a resident in the area who called 911."

Several officers responded and arrived at the scene in less than two minutes. The first officers took up positions around the house to prevent the suspect from escaping. Officers watching the rear of the home saw a man come out a door at 1:55 p.m.. When he saw the officers, he went back inside and tried to flee out the front door. The suspect was met by additional officers and he went back into the house. Once again, the suspect tried going out the back door. A police K9 was sent to apprehend the suspect. The suspect began dragging the K9 and eventually pulled the dog inside the house with him, closing the door.

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According to police, "The suspect then reemerged at the back door and was holding a dark object in his hand, pointing it at the officers as if he were armed with a firearm. He went back in the residence and once again came to the door pointing the object, as though trying to provoke officers to use lethal force. One of the officers was able to see the object and recognized that it was not a gun, notifying other officers on scene that it did not appear the suspect had an actual firearm."

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The suspect went back inside the home with the police K9 inside. Officers gave commands to the suspect to surrender while waiting for more equipment and additional officers to arrive. While attempting to negotiate with the suspect, he told the officers he was not coming out. However, at approximately 2:08 p.m., the suspect gave up and was taken into custody. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of a dog bite.

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