Police Blotter Jan 23 - Jan 25
January 23rd
Trespassing – 5833 Central Ave.
At 0806 hours, an officer responded to a vacant building to follow up on a previous investigation. When the officer arrived, he heard two more suspects inside the business. A 38 year old El Sobrante woman and a 49 year old Richmond man were found inside the business. Both were arrested and transported to the Contra Costa County Detention Facility in Martinez.
Commercial Burglary – 195 E.C. Plaza
At 1043 hours, an officer responded to the report of a burglary. An unknown suspect smashed the front window of a restaurant in between 2130 hours and 1030 hours. Once inside the restaurant, the suspect smashed the case register, took cash and fled.
Warrant Arrest – San Pablo Ave. / Cutting Blvd.
At 1507 hours, an officer arrested a 29 year old Richmond woman on an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop.
Methamphetamine Possession – Carlson Blvd. / El Dorado Ave.
At 1539 hours, an officer arrested a 51 year old transient for possession of a hypodermic needle loaded with methamphetamines. The subject was booked and released.
Probation Violation / Drug Paraphernalia – 11450 San Pablo Ave.
At 1718 hours, an officer responded to the report of an unwanted person. The unwanted subject refused to leave when asked. The suspect, a 68 year old chronic thief was found to be in violation of his probation by being at Safeway. He was also in possession of two cocaine pipes. He was booked into the Contra Costa County Detention Facility in Martinez.
Probation Violation – 11344 San Pablo Ave.
At 1739 hours, an officer located a probationer whose condition require him not to be at Atlas Liquors. The subject, a 37 year old man was arrested and booked into the Contra Costa County Detention Facility.
Warrant Arrest - Carlson Blvd / Adams Ct.
At 2124 hours, an officer conducted a traffic stop and arrested the driver, a 40 year old Richmond man for a misdemeanor warrant. He was also cited for driving on a suspended license. He was booked and cited released.
January 24th
Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of paraphernalia, Possession of a dirk/dagger, Under the influence of a controlled substance – 11500 block of San Pablo Ave.
At 0939 hours, an officer conducted a pedestrian stop and arrested a 37-year-old Richmond man for possession of methamphetamine, a glass smoking pipe, and two daggers. The man was also found to be under the influence of methamphetamine. The man was booked at the El Cerrito Police Department and transported to the Martinez Detention Facility.
Psychiatric evaluation – Fairmount Ave. / BART Path
At 1427 hours, a 64-year-old Hercules man stole the tip jar from Starbucks. A barista followed him to BART where he retrieved the jar. While officers were speaking with the man, they found that he was unaware of neither what had happened nor what year it was. The man was committed for a psychiatric evaluation and transported to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center by AMR
Vehicle theft – 5200 block of Potrero Ave.
Sometime between 0900 and 1500 hours on 1/23/15, an unknown suspect stole the victim’s 1997 Honda Accord.
Driving while under the influence of an Alcoholic Beverage - Manila Avenue / Kearney St:
At 0107 hours, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. An investigation revealed the driver, a 24 year old San Pablo resident was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. He was booked and released on a citation.
Driving while under the influence of an Alcoholic Beverage San Pablo Avenue / Van Fleet Avenue:
At 0217 hours, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. An investigation revealed the driver; a 22 year old Albany resident was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. He was booked and released on a citation.
Grand Theft - 3030 EC Plaza (T-Mobile)
At 1847 hours, an officer responded to the report of a grand theft at a cellular telephone store. Three suspects stole I-Pods and I-Phones and fled on foot. The suspects were described as three black males in their 20’s.
VIN switched Vehicle, Warrant Arrest: San Pablo Avenue / Knott Avenue: At 2041 hours, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop. The driver, a 28 year old El Sobrante man was arrested on an outstanding probation violation warrant. The vehicle was found to have altered VIN numbers. The man was booked, issued a citation, and released.
January 25th
Possession of Controlled Substance and Parole Violation – San Pablo Ave and Fairmount Ave
At 2334 hours an officer conducted a pedestrian stop and discovered the subject, a 46 year old male, was on parole. A search of the male’s property revealed a syringe containing a controlled substance. The male was booked and taken to county jail.
Driving under the Influence – San Pablo Ave and Cutting Boulevard
At 0221 hours an officer conducted a traffic stop and subsequently arrested the driver, a 26 year old male, for driving under the influence. The male was booked and then released to a sober friend at the El Cerrito Police Department.
Address/Location
El Cerrito Police Department
10900 San Pablo Ave
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-237-3233