Attempted Robbery on Iron Horse Trail
Dublin Police Services has recently received a special bulletin from East Bay Regional Parks about an attempted robbery along Iron Horse Trail. On Sunday, June 13, 2010, around 7:50PM, the victim was walking along the Iron Horse Trail, east of Dougherty Road in Dublin, CA, when he was confronted by a male suspect. The victim was unable to provide any additional description. The suspect sprayed the victim in the eye with an “ammonia” smelling liquid, causing instant pain and loss of vision.
“Gimme your sh*t,” said the suspect. As the victim screamed in agony, the suspect fled the area without taking anything from the victim.
Please report any similar incidents to East Bay Parks Police Investigations Sgt. Tyrone Davis at (510)690-6554.
In the meantime, Dublin residents are reminded to exercise caution when enjoying the trail. Some safety best practices include:
- Walk in groups of two or more when possible.
- Limit walks to daylight hours.
- Wear bright clothing.
- Do not hamper the ability to hear suspicious sounds by wearing headphone or talking on the phone.
- Do not venture into unchartered areas alone.
Crime Prevention Unit recommends that residents carry a cell phone when they are out on the trail, so they may report suspicious activities to the police immediately. The number to dial from the cell phone should be (925)462-1212, which is Dublin’s Dispatch Number, NOT 9-1-1. Dispatch will transfer calls to East Bay Regional Parks if necessary.
Be safe, and keep looking out for one another!
8:21 AM on June 21st, 2010
A Pleasanton woman fought off an attacker a few days ago (he tried to grab her and maybe bring her into his car), and now this poor guy on the trail gets sprayed in the face by some young thug….. Yeay for BMR units and Section 8 housing!!!!
4:08 PM on June 21st, 2010
Yeah…They gotta be living in our neighborhood. No one will come from other cities desperately to rob for little moneies. That’s what we get in return for the 3.4 mil grant from the “Section 8″ incentive. How can the loss be justified considering the property decrease in property values due to the increase in crime. I understand that some people have passion about providing housing all walk of life. But we are a capitalist economy, we can only do so much. Now we are doing too much to affect our standard of living.
9:29 PM on June 21st, 2010
Gosh people…don’t be so judgmental! Not everyone on Section 8 is a criminal. The same goes for BMR. These people are struggling to make ends meet and some try to live a decent life. And believe it or not, people do come from other cities specifically to commit crimes in other towns. Ever heard of people taking BART??
6:25 AM on June 22nd, 2010
Ask the police in Antioch if they’ve seen crime go up in their town since Section 8 housing brought more lower-income people in….
9:32 AM on June 22nd, 2010
I’m sure the bad economy has something to do with it too.
10:44 AM on June 22nd, 2010
Um, people don’t lose their job at the bank or real estate office or software company and end up spraying people in the face and yelling, “Gimme yo shit!”– sorry, but be honest with yourself… They also don’t just all of a sudden roll up on young women and try to grab them and possibly drag them into their cars just because they aren’t working anymore… These are indeed, statistically, from lower income homes–be honest to the stats folks….
I will agree that crime does go up in a bad economy and you do see white-collar folks robbing banks and other crimes but bank robbing, robbing a store,etc, those are more disconnected with the victims of the crime (the large corporate bank loses money, the 7Eleven loses money,etc).. The crimes listed above are brazen acts of violence against individuals and those, statistically, come from a more violent, dangerous criminal element–
1:15 PM on June 22nd, 2010
I couldn’t agree more. People like to bury these uncomfortable truths under a blanket of political correctness. We would be doing the City of Dublin (as well as our other Tri-valley neighbors) a great service if we faced up to reality, and stopped building more density and BMR in our community. If we move in this direction, eventually it will become too expensive for these people to move here, and the criminal element will gradually dwindle in numbers.
1:56 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Totally agree! Now we need to get the political machine in Dublin to agree with us or else…
7:21 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Can’t agree more. I am not against affordable housing. However, we do need a good balance. Instead of 15% or dumping majority of BMR unit in one development like those near Bart or The Terrace. Can we lower it to 7.5 percent or less. Now those who paid high prices for the new development with BMR are affected by higher crime. This is not far for us too. My condo value has dropped more than 40% from the peak. I am sure some percentage but not all of the drop would be related to high number of Section units and BMR units. We, responsible citizens, are paying a high prices for it, not the politicians in the City.