"The 57-year-old was charged Tuesday with second degree commercial burglary and vandalism, according to court records. Prosecutors say the vandalism charge stems from him allegedly throwing a brick through a glass security door to get inside the building. Authorities said the man broke the glass door about 7:15 p.m. Sunday at the six-story building in the 600 block of Washington Street."
"Before officers found the man on the third floor about 8:20 p.m., he had searched offices on several floors and taken a police radio from one of them, authorities said. Police said he did not know how to use the radio and still had it in his possession when officers arrested him. Nothing else was reported stolen."
"Court records show the man has three prior felony convictions: a 1989 Alameda County case involving transportation of a controlled substance and two Illinois convictions—one in 1991 for being a felon in possession of a firearm and another in 1995 for aggravated battery causing great bodily injury."
A man broke through a glass security door at Oakland police headquarters on Sunday evening, gaining entry to the six-story building. He roamed multiple floors searching offices and stole a police radio, which he did not know how to operate. An officer returning from a homicide scene discovered the break-in, triggering an extensive building search. Officers located and arrested the suspect on the third floor approximately one hour after the initial break-in. He was charged with second-degree commercial burglary and vandalism. The suspect has prior felony convictions including drug transportation, firearm possession, and aggravated battery.
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