ALAMEDA – The Alameda City Attorney’s Office is pursuing criminal charges against a man arrested last week on suspicion of burglarizing the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space museum.
The incident happened Oct. 17 at the World War II-era aircraft carrier docked on the southernmost pier of former Naval Air Station Alameda, the city said in a news release Tuesday.
Live surveillance video from the Hornet showed the man taking items from the ship, the city said. Officers arrived to find the man still on the carrier and arrested him.
On Oct. 18, Assistant City Prosecutor Montague Hung filed criminal charges against the man, including second-degree burglary, theft and trespassing, the city said.
A charter amendment approved by voters in November 2020 allows the city attorney’s office to prosecute misdemeanor and wobbler offenses that happen in Alameda. Wobbler offenses are crimes that could be prosecuted either as felonies or misdemeanors.
“The Alameda Police Department values the partnership and collaboration with the Alameda City Attorney’s Office,” Alameda police Chief Nishant Joshi said. “Our unique collaborations continue to be critical in enhancing public safety in the City of Alameda.”
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