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East Bay Regional Park District Searching for Auto Burglary Suspect

by ECT

Police from the East Bay Regional Park District and Fremont Police Department are seeking the public’s help locating an Oakland man suspected of car burglaries and break-ins throughout the Bay Area.

The suspect, Ricky Joseph, 27, is described as an African American male, 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen fleeing police on foot Friday around 5 p.m. near Chevy’s in Emeryville.

Working with Fremont police, East Bay Parks police located Joseph’s vehicle, a Chevrolet Traverse rental car, at about 3:50 p.m on Skyline Boulevard near Roberts Regional Recreation Area in the Oakland Hills. When police approached him as he sat in the car, Joseph fled north on Skyline. East Bay Parks police, Oakland police and California Highway Patrol police chased him through the Oakland Hills. He was pulled over briefly in West Oakland but then fled again, this time toward Emeryville.
He abandoned the car in a parking lot on Powell Street in Emeryville and fled on foot. Police set up a perimeter and are currently searching for him.

Anyone with information should call East Bay Parks police, (510) 690-6510.

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