Full Notification

March 7th


Arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance – Potrero Ave. at S. 49th St.
At approximately 1230 hours, during a pedestrian stop, an El Cerrito police officer arrested a 20 year old male from Richmond for possession of a suspected controlled substance. During booking, the male stated that the white crystalline rocks were melted down Vicodin pills. The male was booked at the El Cerrito Police Department and released.

Arrest for evading police officers, hit and run and fleeing from police – I-80 West at Central Ave.
At approximately 1543 hours, while on a separate pedestrian contact, an El Cerrito police officer noticed a vehicle travel southbound on San Pablo Ave. towards Eastshore Blvd. at a high rate of speed. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, which entered I-80 West from Potrero Ave. A vehicle pursuit ensued, but was immediately terminated when speeds reached 90 mph. While terminating the pursuit, the suspect vehicle collided into the center the median, spun out and came to rest blocking the two right lanes of westbound I-80 at Central Ave. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 17 year old male juvenile from Oakland, fled southbound on Cleveland Ave. which is adjacent to the freeway. A perimeter was set, and an El Cerrito Lieutenant located and arrested the male juvenile as he was exiting Bay Shore Supply in Albany (600 Cleveland Ave.) No other vehicles or persons were injured during the incident. The juvenile was transported to Juvenile Hall in Martinez after he was medically cleared at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.

March 8th

Driving under the Influence of an Alcoholic Beverage: - Carlson Blvd. / San Pablo Avenue: At approximately 0122 hours, an officer arrested a 41 year old, El Cerrito resident for driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. She was booked and released on a citation.

Warrant Arrest and Driving on a suspended license. Cutting Blvd./Peerless Avenue: At approximately 0245 hours, a twenty three year old, male, Antioch resident was arrested on a DUI warrant during a traffic stop. An investigation revealed the subject was driving on a suspended license. He was issued a citation for the new violations, his vehicle impounded and he was booked into the Contra Costa County jail on the warrant.

Auto Burglary Arrest– 5600 block of Jordan Ave.
At approximately 0610 hours, the victim called 911 and reported that an unknown suspect broke into her vehicle and that her husband was chasing the suspect on Ludwig Ave. While enroute to the call, an El Cerrito police officer was flagged down by the victim’s husband on San Pablo Ave. at MacDonald Ave. The suspect was last seen running westbound between Taco Bell and Home Depot. A perimeter was set-up and with the assistance of a Richmond PD K-9 unit, the suspect, a 24 year old from Oakland, located hiding behind a shed on the east side of Home Depot. The suspect was taken into custody, booked at the El Cerrito Police Department and transported to the Martinez Detention Facility.

Auto Burglary – 600 block of Alvarado Place
Sometime between March 7th 1900 hours to March 8th 0700 hours, an unknown suspect used a pry tool and shattered the front driver side window of the victim’s vehicle. $3.00 was stolen from the vehicle.

Auto Vandalism – 2500 block of Tamalpais Ave.
Between March 7th at 2200 hours to March 8th at 0930 hours an unknown suspect shattered the front passenger side window of the victim’s vehicle with an unknown tool. No entry was made into the vehicle and no items were missing.

Theft from Auto – 7000 block Cutting Blvd.
Between March 7th at 1700 hours to March 8th 1000 hours an unknown suspect entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a FASTRAK device from the glove compartment.

Run Away Juvenile – 1700 block of Liberty St.
The mother of a 14 year old female juvenile from El Cerrito reports that after getting into an argument with her daughter, after the juvenile refused to come home after attending a party last night. An El Cerrito police officer was able to contact the female juvenile via telephone, who stated she would go to the Oakland Police Department to wait for her mother there. When the juvenile did not show up at Oakland PD, she was entered into the Missing Persons database.

March 9th

Arrest Warrant – San Pablo Ave. at Eastshore Blvd.
At approximately 1458 hours, during a traffic stop, an El Cerrito police officer arrested a 44 year old female from Vallejo for an outstanding warrant out of Kern County. The female was booked at the El Cerrito Police Department and released on a citation and released.

Auto Burglary – 5920 Cutting Blvd. (Jack in the Box)
Between 1000 hours to 1300 hours, an unknown suspect broke the rear passenger window of the victim’s vehicle while it was parked in the parking lot. The suspect stole the victim’s purse containing miscellaneous items and a large amount of cash.

Possession of a controlled substance: S. 55th Street / School St: At 2245 hours, an officer arrested a 30 year old female resident from Richmond for possession of a small quantity of methamphetamine during a bicycle stop. The woman was released after booking.

Possession of a controlled substance – Parole Violation 6009 Potrero Avenue: At approximately 2309 hours, a 33 year old San Pablo man was arrested for possession of a small quantity of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The man was also on parole and booked into the county jail on a parole violation.