Police Track Stolen Truck, Trailer To Oakland

SAN LEANDRO, CA — San Leandro Police reacted with lightning speed Wednesday to a report of a a work truck and attached trailer that had been stolen about 15 minutes earlier. Their diligence resulted in the truck, trailer and tools being recovered, along with another stolen car, plus they made two arrests.

The theft was reported at 10:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Kenilworth Avenue. While an officer gathered information about the theft, detectives from the Property Crimes/Crime Suppression Unit began canvassing for the stolen vehicle.

A detective located the stolen work truck, without the trailer, in the area of Dowling Street and 88th Avenue in Oakland.

The truck was kept under surveillance as the detective waited for backup. "While watching the stolen truck, a detective noticed a gray Lexus sedan arrive and park in front of it," police said. "This Lexus was identified as the suspect vehicle in a separate auto theft that was reported a few hours earlier. Two occupants from the Lexus began accessing the stolen work truck."

More police officers and detectives arrived on scene and detained the three.

The gray Lexus turned out to be a “cold-plated” stolen vehicle taken earlier this week from Fremont.

The missing trailer was located several blocks away, with approximately $30,000 worth of tools still on it.

Two of the 3 people who were detained were arrested on suspicion of auto theft and for outstanding warrants.

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