Detectives Attacked By Burglary Suspect, Marijuana Heist, Fraudulent Checks: Fremont Crime

FREMONT, CA — Police in Fremont have released their weekly crime summary. Here's what you may have missed.

From Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, there were:

• 1,830 Calls For Service
• 22 arrests
• 173 crime reports taken
• 42 crashes

Notable incidents:

• Burlglary Suspect Rams Into Detective's Car Multiple Times: Police

A burglary suspect was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 22, after purposely crashing into a detective's car, authorities said.

The suspect is accused of burglarizing several businesses and temples in Fremont, along with other places across the Bay Area, police said.

Detectives located the suspect at a car wash in a neighboring city and tried to arrest them. That's when the suspect rammed the detectives' vehicle several times, according to the Fremont Police Department.

The detectives countered by firing a less-lethal projectile through the back windshield of the suspect's car, police said.

The suspect then tried to run away, but the detectives caught up to them and took her into custody in connection with the burglaries, police said.

• Husband Threatens Wife, Forces Her To Be Naked: Police

A suspect was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 23, after violating a restraining order against his wife, police said.
The wife called officers and said her husband was forcing her to remain inside their apartment naked. He also threatened to harm their unborn child and animals, police said.
Officers arrived and found the husband also nude in the apartment. They also found that he violated a restraining order granted to his wife against him, police said.

• Thieves Steal Marijuana Plants That Were Being Illegally Grown: Police

Police are looking for four people believed to have broken into a warehouse on Monday, Oct. 27, and stolen several marijuana plants.

Someone was illegally growing marijuana plants at the warehouse, located along Albrae Street. The thieves left behind several plants, which have since been confiscated, police said.

It's unclear who owns the warehouse, and the Fremont Fire Department red-tagged the building, police said.

• Suspect Submits Fraudulent Checks

Police say they are investigating a fraud case that resulted in a $30,000 loss.

The suspect removed the payee's information from four checks and then submitted them to a credit union on Mowry Avenue, police said.

Officers responded to the credit union on Monday, Oct. 27, where an employee gave them the identity of whoever cashed the checks, police said.

It's unclear if the suspect has been arrested. Police said the case remains under investigation.