POLICE
ARREST / BOOKING
530 5-IDENTITY FRAUD - (Identity Theft: PC 530.5 (A) — GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY IDENTITY THEFT)
Location: 2200 BLOCK GRANT ST, BERKELEY
Incident details
Location
2200 BLOCK GRANT ST, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Jul 8, 2026, 2:27 PM
Incident Numbers
- # 2026-00029748(BPD)
Priority
Level 4
Progress
Cold Report
Disposition
Primary Case (Case or Cold Theft)
Source
Telephone
Dispatch
Jul 8, 2026, 6:50 PM
Arrived
Jul 8, 2026, 6:50 PM
Cleared
Jul 8, 2026, 8:57 PM
Last Update
Jul 8, 2026, 8:58 PM
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Case record details
Case number
2026-00029748
Case status
Arrest
Disposition
Further Investigation
Recorded location
2200 GRANT ST
Crime Report Filed
Report type
Identity Theft
Primary charge
PC 530.5 (A) — GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY IDENTITY THEFT
Occurred
Jul 8, 2026, 8:00 AM
Case number
2026-00029748
Arrest / booking record
Arrest made during officer contact
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Sep 20, 2026, 10:50 AM
Subject: Francisco Romero, age 47
Booking: 2026-00002473
Booked: Sep 20, 2026, 11:23 AM
Booking agency: CA0010300
Disposition: SANTA RITA JAIL
Charges
- 529(a)(3)PERSONATE TO POST BAIL/SURETY
- 530.5 (A)GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY IMPERSONATION
- 496D(A)POSSESS STOLEN VEHICLE/VESSEL/ETC
- 487 (A)GRAND THEFT (ALL OTHER)
- 475(A) - FelonyPOSSESS/ETC BAD/ETC CHECK/ETC
- 470 (D) - FFORGERY: FALSE CHECKS, RECORDS, CERTIFICATES, ETC.
- 470 (A) - FFORGERY
Internal ID: a4e093a1-df56-4ac6-8833-3de2ec831418