Laptop Swiped From Customer At Tri-City Shop

FREMONT, CA – Two men ran into a Fremont shop this week and swiped a $1,000 laptop from a customer who was sitting near the door, according to police.

The Fremont Police Department did not identify the business on the 43900 block of Hugo Terrace, but said on Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. a woman was having coffee with a friend and seated at a table closest to the door when the theft occurred.

The suspects took off in a gold or champagne-colored, four-door Cadillac Deville, police said. One suspect was described as a black male, 15 to 25 years old, 6 feet tall with a stocky or heavy build and hair three to four inches in length. He was wearing loose or baggy, dark-color jeans and a loose-fitting, black zip-up hooded sweatshirt with the interior of the hood being red.

The second suspect was the driver and described as a black male, also 15 to 25 years old with a thin build and wearing a light-gray T-shirt.

Three portable-electronics thefts also were reported this week at coffee shops in Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin, police said. In the cases, police said suspects targeted laptops and cellular phones from tables and purses.

"These crimes occur very quickly with the suspects entering and then exiting the establishment in just a few seconds," according to the Livermore Police Department. "The suspects then flee the area in a waiting vehicle."

Law enforcement reminds customers to be aware of surroundings, report suspicious behavior to local police. and keep their valuables out of sight and secured. Citizens also are advised to keep items password-protected and to document serial numbers.

Anyone with information on the Fremont case can call the Fremont PD at 510-790-6800.

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