Full Notification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
El Cerrito Police Department

Date of Release: February 24, 2021
Incident: On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at approximately 1546 hours, El Cerrito Officers were dispatched to a reported carjacking that had just occurred in the parking lot of Los Moles Restaurant, 6120 Potrero Ave.

Upon arrival Officers contacted the 48-year-old female victim who suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident. It was determined that the female victim was seated in the driver seat of her vehicle when she was approached by two suspects. One suspect opened the driver door of her vehicle and pulled her out and threw her to the ground, while the second suspect entered the passenger side of the vehicle. The suspect who threw her from the vehicle entered the driver seat and both suspects drove away in the victim vehicle and were last seen going west on Potrero Ave. towards the I-80 Freeway.

The victim’s car has still not been located. The victim vehicle is a Black 4-Door 2016 Toyota Camry, California license plate 7TAM327.

The suspects are described as follows and are pictured below (photos were taken from surveillance video recovered depicting the incident):

Suspect #1: African American male, early to mid-20’s, average build, black beanie cap with grey trim and white rectangle logo on rear, black face mask, black hoodie with white diagonal stripes on hood and sleeves and NASA logo on front, dark grey pants

Suspect #2: African American male, early to mid-20’s, slender build, medium black natural hair, black hoodie with gold NIKE AIR logo on chest and both sleeves, hood pulled over head, white face mask, black track pants with single wide vertical stripe on the outside of each leg

Anyone who may have witnessed this crime or has any information about the suspects depicted is urged to contact Detective Ryan Trac at (510) 215-4419 (desk) or (510) 640-5176 (cell).

Anonymous information can also be left at (510) 215-4414 Extension 40.


Released by/Media Inquiries to:

Lieutenant Jose A. Delatorre
Administrative Services Division
El Cerrito Police Department
[email protected]
(510) 215-4424 (desk)
(510) 820-3514 (cell)