Crime & Safety
San Leandro Burglary Suspect Arrested In Oakland
Police say a search of his home turned up five handguns, four of which had been reported stolen.
SAN LEANDRO, CA — A 25-year-old Oakland man was arrested near his home Wednesday on suspicion of committing a pair of residential burglaries in San Leandro, according to police.
San Leandro police responding to a burglary in progress on Woodland Avenue in the early morning hours of Sept. 6 allegedly found signs of a burglary in progress.
The suspect fled to an adjacent yard on Oakes Boulevard, according to police, where he allegedly broke into a garage and hid. The suspect found a bicycle and rode away, but police chased him to the backyard of a home on Dowling Boulevard and resumed their search.
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Police said they observed a man get into a vehicle that came by to pick him up and followed the vehicle into Oakland, where the man got out of the vehicle and fled from police again.
Investigators later identified Darius Hill as a suspect, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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They found Hill at an undisclosed location in Oakland Wednesday and began surveillance, but when they moved to detain him Hill allegedly fled again by jumping fences through the neighborhood.
Police said one of the residents reported that a man was attempting to enter her home through the back door, and later observed him going into her garage.
Police surrounded the home and allegedly found Hill hiding in a closet inside.
A subsequent search of his home turned up five handguns, four of which had been reported stolen, as well as ammunition, according to police.
San Leandro police spokesman Lt. Isaac Benabou said in a statement that a lot of work went into apprehending Hill, and he evaded capture for weeks. They plan to refer the case to the district attorney for charging on Friday.
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