Dublin Police Department Praised by Citizens

DUBLIN – Thieves hunting in Dublin must stop with the help of citizens.

That is what local Mike Grant told Dublin Councilmembers on Oct. 21 regarding recent area crime.

Mike Grant, a Dublin resident and business owner, thanks local law enforcement

"We need to get the community involved with people who want to go out and take pictures or whatever and report back to DPS," Grant said.

The owner of Guns Unlimited Advance Firearms Training in Dublin is not just in business; he has been a local for 36 years. Even with all the criminal activity, Grant lauded the police presence in town.

"Police cars are moving around town, and I think they were instrumental in breaking this big group up one way or the other," Grant said, adding that while technology plays a key role, it is humans who make the needed difference.

Grant noted that Danville and Pleasonton, both of which have "citizens driving around in a pickup truck or Prius," are what Dublin could achieve. While "more eyes in parking lots" can help, Grant noted safety first, saying no resident should ever attempt to stop a crime.

For locals, the thought of thieves and criminals in the area is unsettling, yet overall, Dublin is nationally ranked for its low crime rate compared to other California cities.

Among the Diwali and Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month proclamations, Resident Fiedler also highlighted public safety. Fiedler thanked local law enforcement for getting illegal substances off the street, saying he was at the meeting to "offer congratulations to the Dublin Police Services for bringing an end to the drug dealing at two local retailers."

Bruce Fiedler thanks the Dublin Police Department for two recent drug arrests at the Oct. 21 meeting

Fiedler also "drew a parallel between tobacco-related deaths and COVID-19 deaths, highlighting the tobacco industry's efforts to addict young people," the OpGov.ai platform reports.

While Fiedler asked the council to continue their proactive measures to prevent youth tobacco use, Grant stayed focused on crime, stating he is concerned about "the crime we have had in the last four and five years and the break-ins, the jewelry stores, and all the things that are going on."

One of those things was the $34K theft from a local Hindu temple. Another is the theft of instruments from Dublin Elementary School. Both in the last two months.

The local police department remains transparent with criminal statistics, offering a page readily available for the public here.

Snapshot of the Dublin Police Department's criminal statistics page on robberies up till 2024

Grant and Fiedler's thanks to the department under Police Chief Victor Fox is encouraging, to say the least, since citizens often blame crime on a lack of policing, which is obviously not the case in Dublin.

While Fiedler asked the council to continue their proactive measures to prevent youth tobacco use, Grant stayed focused on crime, stating he is concerned about "the crime we have had in the last four and five years and the break-ins, the jewelry stores, and all the things that are going on."

One of those things was the $34K theft from a local Hindu temple.

Grant and Fiedler's thanks to the department under Police Chief Victor Fox is encouraging, to say the least, since citizens often blame crime on a lack of policing, which is obviously not the case in Dublin.