Police Log: Elderly Man Pistol-Whipped and Robbed

The following is a collection of reports prepared by the . The document contains only items of note. Dated Oct. 27, the log contains incidents that occurred from Oct. 20 to 26. Reports have been lightly edited for Patch style.

Thursday, Oct. 20

Man arrested after trespassing in resident’s backyard

Officers responded to a home on the 32000 block of Noah Drive to investigate an in-progress burglary. A neighbor reported an individual jumping into the backyard of the home. The resident was home gardening in her backyard when she heard noise coming from the side of her house, the report said. She went to investigate and saw a trespasser hunched over in an attempt to hide. She immediately ran into her home and called police. Arriving officers spotted a man matching the description of the trespassing suspect walking nearby and detained him. The victim later identified him and placed him under citizen’s arrest on suspicion of prowling and trespassing.

Saturday, Oct. 22

Elderly man pistol-whipped and robbed

A 70-year-old man was pistol-whipped and robbed of his cell phone and wallet in the area of Dyer Street and Meteor Way. According to the report, the victim told officers that he was walking in the area when he was confronted by three individuals, one of whom was holding a handgun. They demanded the man’s property, pistol-whipped him and ran away on Dyer Street toward Alvarado Boulevard.

Teen arrested after threatening to beat up police officer at Logan homecoming

Later in the night, officers were asked by James Logan High School staff to disperse a large group of students loitering in the parking lot after the school’s homecoming dance.

According to the report, one of the students refused to leave and became boisterous and threatened to beat up one of the officers. The student’s friends intervened and temporarily restrained the student, but he broke free and ran up to the officer in a threatening manner, the report said.

Two officers then took the student to the ground and arrested him for threatening an officer and resisting arrest. After the arrest, a large group of more than 100 unruly students surrounded the officers, the report said. The officers called for backup to help disperse the crowd, which eventually left without further incident.

Sunday, Oct. 23

Man arrested after attempting to run over police during high-speed chase

A routine seat belt stop turned into a high-speed chase and officer-involved shooting Sunday night after the driver attempted to ram pursuing officers, police said. Police arrested Ricardo Tijero, a 25-year-old Hayward parolee, and transported passenger Yasmine Martinez, 24, of Union City to a local hospital for treatment. Authorities say she was shot in the hip by officers while Tijero tried to run them over.

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Off-duty police officer points gun at woman during argument in Safeway parking lot

An off-duty police officer drew a handgun on a woman who verbally assaulted his friend and spat on his car in the Safeway parking lot.

According to the report, officers responded to the Safeway parking lot to investigate a report of a man pointing a gun at a woman. Responding officers found that the man, who turned out to be an off-duty police officer, had left prior to their arrival and met with the victim and witnesses.

Through the investigation, authorities learned that a couple — the off-duty officer and a female friend — were walking out of Safeway as another couple — the victim and a male friend — were walking in. The victim recognized the woman who was walking out of the store with the off-duty officer as her brother’s ex-girlfriend and began to yell and curse at her, according to the report.

The couple ignored the victim’s verbal assault and walked to the off-duty officer’s car but the victim continued her verbal assault and threatened to kill the woman, the report said. According to the report, at one point the victim tried to open the passenger door and spat on the vehicle.

Fearing the victim may have a weapon, the off-duty officer stopped his car as he was backing out and exited his vehicle. He pointed a handgun at the victim, told her to back away and identified himself as an off-duty police officer. He told the victim’s friend to get her away from them. The off-duty officer left the scene and went to the Union City Police Department to report the incident.

According to the report, the victim did not wish prosecution, but this case is being sent to the District Attorney’s office for review.

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Elderly woman survives train accident

Officers responded to the area of Railroad Avenue and E Street to investigate an accident involving a motor vehicle and a train. Officers learned that the driver was approaching the train tracks and stopped her car at the railroad tracks. The railroad crossing arms had already lowered behind her vehicle, preventing her from backing up, the report said. As the train passed her location at about 70 mph, it clipped the front of the driver’s vehicle. The train came to a stop near H Street. The driver appeared unharmed, but was transported to a local hospital to be examined, according to the report.

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Registered sex offender violates parole by living with minor

Community Oriented Policing and Problem officers received a complaint about a tenant at the Medallion Apartments. The tenant was a registered sex offender on parole for aggravated sexual battery. According to the report, officers responded to the apartment and conducted a parole search of the apartment, where they found a 17-year-old girl living at the residence, which violated a number of the tenant’s parole conditions. The parolee, who was not home, arrived a short time later and was detained. The parolee was eventually taken to jail and the juvenile was returned to her mother.