Fremont Police Dog Sniffs Out Suspects

FREMONT, CA — A police bloodhound named Blaze helped officers catch two of three suspects in a series of residential burglaries, Fremont police said Sunday.

Police were called at about 2:30 p.m. Friday to the 4900 block of Norris Road, where witnesses told police they saw an unfamiliar car parked in front of a house there, from which two people emerged; that pair was seen moments later "rummaging through the house," police said.

When police arrived and detained a third person, the 19-year-old driver of the unfamiliar car, the other two suspects fled the back yard.

It was then that Blaze was put to work, and he led police to a gas station at Blacow Road and Central Avenue a few blocks away, where the two 17-year-old suspects were hiding.

The car's driver, Nestor Garcia-Erazo of Sunnyvale, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary and booked at the Fremont City Jail. The two 17-year-olds were issued "notice to appear" citations for residential burglary and released to their parents, police said.

Police burglary detectives are working with counterparts from surrounding agencies to investigate burglaries in other nearby cities.

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