A mentally ill transient woman showed up inside of Devout Coffee on Niles Blvd this morning. The business was closed on the inside, but she made her way in anyway. In addition to causing a disturbance there, she urinated on the floor. Officers arrived, took her to the Fremont jail, and apparently issued a citation and released her. Unfortunately Alameda County and the State of California have not funded or figured out what to do with mentally ill citizens on the street that cannot care for themselves. So...a few hours later she shows up at Smart and Final on Walnut. Employees observed her trying to steal some items, a bottle of water I believe, and stopped her. She responded by throwing a chair at them and then left on foot. Officers arrived and a witness pointed out an area on Liberty where she was hiding in the bushes. She was located but it is unknown if she was taken to Fremont jail, Santa Rita or neither. And this is just one example playing out across the state hourly.
Note: A reliable source (OK, my sister in law) has informed me that the woman peed in a big gulp cup and then tipped it over on to the floor intentionally. I believe she was cited for 594PC, malicious mischief, which may have been this and something else she did there as well.
Oh man. Unfortunately because of the $0 bail, it’s going to get worse. It’s open season.
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