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Police Log: Kensington PD End Month with Burglary Arrest

Submitted by Officer Doug Wilson K38, Kensington Police Department

On Wednesday, June 26, at about 11 a.m., there was an attempted residential burglary on the block of Norwood. A witness was able to provide a vehicle description and license plate number. Sgt. Barrow and Officer Ramos went to the registered owner’s residence in Oakland and positively identified the vehicle and the registered owner as being one of the three suspects. He is a parolee who provided the names of his two parolee co-conspirators. Located in his vehicle was property that was stolen from a Berkeley residence at noon. The investigation is continuing.

On Thursday, June 27, Sgt. Barrow and Officer Ramos arrested the suspect in the above burglaries. The suspect then correctly identified the other two suspects involved in the burglaries. Barrow will continue to work with Berkeley detectives on the investigation and the filing of criminal charges. 

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