Crime & Safety
Five Arrested in Sweep of Suspected Gang Members
Warrants were served in Oakland, Fremont, Hayward and Antioch in an operation that targeted suspects in homicides, shootings and robberies.
By Bay City News Service
In an ongoing effort to reduce gang violence, nine law enforcement agencies partnered Thursday to arrest five known violent criminal offenders in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, Oakland police said.
Officers with the Oakland Police Department served 10 search warrants in Oakland, Hayward, Fremont and Antioch as part of Operation Ceasefire, according to Oakland police.
Five arrests were made, police said. The suspects' names have not been released.
Oakland police Chief Sean Whent said the operation, which targets offenders who are "associated with gangs and are responsible for homicides, shootings and robberies," is his top strategy for reducing violence in the city.
San Leandro, Fremont, Alameda and Hayward police participated, as well as Alameda and Contra Costa county sheriff's deputies, U.S. Marshals and FBI agents.
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