Suspect Arrested After SRT Served High-risk Search Warrant In City Of Berkeley

Berkeley CA

16 July, 2021

1:18 PM

Description

Press release from City of Berkeley: July 9, 2021 Berkeley, California - On July 9, 2021 at about 7:00 am, members of our Special Response Team (SRT), trained negotiators and officers from our Detectives Bureau responded to the 2700 block of Acton Street to serve a high-risk search and arrest warrant related to gun violence in Berkeley. Our Detectives Bureau spent numerous hours on this investigation and knew the suspect was potentially armed and dangerous. Due to the suspect potentially being armed members of the Special Response Team were tasked with carrying out the warrant. SRT formed a perimeter around the suspect's residence and used trained negotiators to speak with the suspect via phone. After communicating with the suspect, the suspect surrendered, exited the residence and was arrested without further incident. Our Detectives Bureau was on scene and was able to search the residence for further evidence pertaining to the search warrant. The safety and security of the residents of Berkeley are always our priority. In this operation, we are thankful that we were able to bring this incident to a peaceful conclusion using specially trained personnel from the Special Response Team and Detectives Bureau. This investigation is on-going and further information will be released at a later date. This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author's own.