Overview
- Authorities served coordinated search warrants in Oakland, Richmond, and San Leandro as part of an ongoing probe into organized fuel theft.
- Greenfield Police are leading the operation with participation from the FBI’s Monterey Bay Safe Streets Task Force, CHP, and multiple local and county departments.
- Specific sites included the 4200 block of Alameda Avenue and the 1000 block of 45th Avenue in Oakland, plus locations in Richmond and San Leandro, where scenes were processed for hours.
- Police confirmed at least one person is in custody while investigators collect evidence and pursue additional leads.
- Officials emphasized the investigation is criminal in nature, not connected to ICE, and warned that illegal fuel resale and unsafe storage pose serious fire and explosion risks.