Overview
- Police said the break‑in, reported Tuesday just before 12:30 a.m., began when a resident returned to a Scenic Avenue home and found the front door open.
- Inside, two men entered a bedroom, demanded cash, assaulted a sleeping woman, and ransacked the house before leaving, according to the department.
- Officers arrived in under two minutes after the 911 call, but the suspects had already fled the scene, police said.
- Detectives used Flock automated license‑plate readers, which scan passing plates, to flag a suspect car that was found and towed in Oakland about an hour later; tips can be shared at 510-420-3000.
- NBC Bay Area reported that one person was taken into custody, a detail not confirmed across other outlets as neighbors described such crimes as rare in Piedmont.