The Union City Police Department is investigating a possible home invasion incident.
On Friday, Oct. 24, at approximately 7:45am, Union City officers responded to a call involving several armed suspects outside a home in the 30900 block of Tidewater Drive.
A juvenile female was outside of her home when she reported seeing multiple subjects approaching the residence. She ran back into the residence and notified her family to call the police.
The multiple suspects immediately fled the area in a white Ford Taurus after being confronted by the residents.
According to reports, the subjects included four men wearing dark hooded sweatshirts and face masks. At least two of the men were seen armed with handguns.
The initial report indicated a possible kidnapping attempt, but after further investigation officers determined the child was safe and no kidnapping attempt had occurred, leading officers to identify the incident as an attempted home invasion robbery.
“We see these crews troll through residential neighborhoods and they will often stop their car in front of a driveway, especially when people are leaving for work,” said Sergeant Brandon Hayward. “They’re waiting for someone to get into their car and not paying attention, pushing them either into the house or taking property directly from them. Unfortunately, it was a juvenile that was walking out of the house, which is super concerning, but we don’t believe that was the motivation.”
This incident comes only two days after a reported kidnapping attempt on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the area of Dyer Street and Meteor Drive in Union City. According to the Union City Police Department, the two incidents have been determined to be unrelated.
“We have no reason to believe that these incidents have anything to do with each other. The descriptions are entirely different, the [method of operation], everything about this is very independent,” said Sergeant Hayward.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact Detective Bedford at 510.675.5266 or mi******@*******ty.org.
