Pleasanton Carjacking Suspect Identified Due To DNA Evidence: Police

PLEASANTON, CA — Pleasanton police arrested a man that DNA evidence suggests committed a carjacking in April.

On April 27, a Pleasanton man heard two gunshots around the 300 block of Neal Street. He was then approached by an unidentified man who demanded he surrender the keys to his car. After the man refused to comply, the suspect lifted his shirt and revealed a handgun tucked in his waistband. The man ran into his home, and the suspect ran from the scene with an accomplice.

No one was harmed by the discharged gun, according to the Pleasanton Police Department.

Pleasanton officers established a perimeter around the area, and requested assistance from the Livermore Police Department and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Drones and K-9 units completed an extensive yard-to-yard search of the neighborhood, and nearby Village High School, though no one was found.

Pleasanton detectives were able to locate DNA evidence from the scene, which suggested that the carjacking was committed by Andres Sanchez. On Oct. 9, the Pleasanton Police Department submitted charges against Sanchez, who is currently in custody on charges of murder, home invasion robbery, and felony evasion.

In May, Hayward police found a body buried in Hayward, and evidence suggested that Sanchez was a suspect, according to the Hayward Police Department. A few days later, police located Sanchez along the train tracks near Tennyson Road and Leidig Court. Sanchez fled in a car and escaped into a residential neighborhood, where he barricaded himself inside the garage of an occupied home. The two homeowners fled as teams negotiated with Sanchez to surrender.