FREMONT (CBS SF) — Police in Fremont say they have arrested a man suspected of a series of home burglaries. Beginning in December of 2021, Fremont police said they received reports of “several” residential burglaries in the Mission Hills area. The suspect(s) would gain entry by breaking rear sliding glass doors and then take off with cash, jewelry and safes. Police said the robbers would often cut off the power to the house before entering. Through surveillance footage, police said they narrowed down a newer Dodge Charger with a stolen license plate at the scene of these crimes, along with two ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) – A registered sex offender who was described as having an “extensive criminal history” was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a teen girl walking home from school in Fremont several weeks ago. Fremont Police said Thursday that the suspect had attempted to contact the victim while she was walking in the city’s Centerville district on February 18. After the teen ignored him, police said the suspect left a note saying he wanted to meet with her. Officers were able to determine the suspect as 49-year-old Ruben Ramos of San Jose and sexual assault detectives were brought in to in ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) – Authorities in the East Bay are searching for a 19-year-old suspect wanted in at least two armed robberies last year. According to a statement from the Fremont Police Department, suspect Joshua Moss-Sanders is wanted for armed robberies in Fremont and San Leandro. He also has a warrant out for his arrest for a parole violation. Police said the robberies took place in August and October of 2021. He is also suspected in police pursuits where he allegedly threw a firearm out the window of a vehicle and avoided arrest. Additional details about the incidents were not immediately ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) – Police in Fremont are searching for suspects in connection with an arson and burglary at a Walmart store Wednesday morning. According to officers, a large fire was reported at the store on Albrae Street near Interstate 880 shortly after 8:05 a.m. When police arrived, they found a significant amount of smoke inside the Walmart. Police along with firefighters evacuated customers and employees. There were no reports of injuries. Investigators said the fire was associated with a burglary at the store involving “multiple suspects.” No additional details about the incident or pote ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) — A student was found dead Friday morning at the California School for the Blind in Fremont, the California Highway Patrol said. Staffers at the school visited a student’s dorm room around 7:30 a.m. and found the student unresponsive, according to CHP officer Andrew Barclay. School for the Blind in Fremont. (Google Street View) Paramedics pronounced the student dead. Detectives from the CHP’s Golden Gate Division Investigative Services Unit are investigating, Barclay said. © Copyright 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. and Bay City News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be ..read more

FREMONT (AP) — Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont. On Twitter Wednesday, Musk wrote that he invited the union to hold a vote at its convenience. “Tesla will do nothing to stop them,” he wrote. Our real challenge is Bay Area has negative unemployment, so if we don’t treat and compensate our (awesome) people well, they have many other offers and will just leave! I’d like hereby to invite UAW to hold a union vote at their convenience. Tesla will do nothing to stop them. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2022 The UAW wouldn ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) — Fire crews in Fremont on Friday afternoon have controlled a two-alarm fire outside the Tesla Factory, according to authorities. A tweet by the Fremont Fire Department at 1:50 p.m. said the fire at the Tesla Factory located at 45500 Fremont Boulevard appeared to be burning packing materials outside of the building. Firefighters are at the scene of a 2-alarm fire at the Tesla Factory (45500 Fremont Blvd). The fire is outside and mainly comprised of packing materials (cardboard pallets). Mutual aid has been requested from Milpitas FD. No reports of injuries. — Fremont Fire Dep ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) — The body of a missing Stanford nurse has been found in Fremont, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Odell, 27, had been missing since early Tuesday morning, when he left his job halfway through his shift. Michael Odell The Alameda County coroner’s office also confirmed Thursday night that Odell’s body had been located. There are no further details at this time. © Copyright 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. and Bay City News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ..read more

FREMONT (KPIX 5) – Distribution of COVID-19 tests for families in the Fremont Unified School District went smoothly Thursday, after Wednesday’s event ended in frustration for many. Fremont Police were on hand Thursday to provide traffic control at multiple locations to distribute the tests, which were being handed out before classes resume next week. Police also made sure it wasn’t a bottleneck of cars like Wednesday. “And it took me 10 minutes…not bad ,” said one Fremont teacher who was in line at Irvington High School in Fremont. Cars line up at a Fremont Unified School District rapid COVID ..read more

FREMONT (CBS SF) — Frustrated parents in Fremont says the school district’s plan to distribute COVID-19 test kits was a poorly planned disaster that left them stranding in long lines for hours on end. “As much as I appreciate Fremont Unified School District for distributing these kits, I think they should have planned much better,” says parent Nesi Ozbeck. Double masked, Ozbeck waited in a long line of parents who ditched their cars and walked to the district headquarters to collect their tests. Ozbeck says she’s concerned that despite the district’s best intentions they may have inadvertently ..read more