Police Use Tracking Software to Catch Grand Avenue Robbery Suspects

Tracking software installed on an iPad led to the arrest of two suspects in an armed robbery Thursday night on Grand Avenue, the Oakland Police Department reports.

According to police, a pair of robbers, one carrying a gun, confronted two people about 10:45 p.m. in the 3300 block of Grand Avenue.

When officers responded, one victim told them that tracking software was installed on his iPad, police said. Officers used the tracking technology to locate the iPad and arrest two suspects who had it in their possession, the OPD said.

According to police, both victims positively identified the suspects, who were then arrested.

Investigators discovered that one suspect's vehicle matched the description of one used in several robberies earlier Thursday evening, and oficers recovered stolen property from these robberies from inside the vehicle, police said.

The weapon used in the Grand Avenue robbery and recovered by investigators was a firearm replica, police said.

Detectives believe these suspects are responsible for additional robberies throughout Oakland and are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department's major crimes section at 510-238-3475.