Union City Parolee Arrested After Chase Through Castro Valley Backyards

Bay City News — A parolee being chased by police hopped fences in Castro Valley backyards Tuesday afternoon before a sheriff's K-9 unit captured him on Alana Road, sheriff's deputies and area residents said.

Roads were blocked as a helicopter circled above the neighborhoods around Edwards Lane near Center Street, near and schools, residents said.

Alameda County Sheriff's deputies and Fremont police took the suspect, a 28-year-old Union City man, into custody after a five-minute car chase that began at in Castro Valley, sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly said.

The deputies were assisting Fremont police, a sheriff's spokesman said. They spotted the suspect, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, as he was driving away from the motel and tried to pull him over around 1 p.m., Kelly said.

The suspect did not stop until he hit a dead end on Gregory Street, Kelly said. He began hopping over fences to escape capture as police surrounded the neighborhood, Kelly said.

Police did not find a weapon on the man, Kelly said. He declined to release the suspect's name, citing an ongoing investigation.

No one was injured during the pursuit, Kelly said.

Patch editor Lauren Edwards contributed to this report.