Full Notification

The following is a summary of criminal activity in El Cerrito. It does not include all crimes. It also does not include non-criminal events such as missing persons, traffic collisions, non-criminal deaths, non-criminal disputes, nor many other police activities that do not result in arrest.

March 25^th

Attempted Auto burglary – 100 block of Carmel Ave.
At midnight, an unknown suspect pried at the victim’s door handle but was unable to make entry. 

Grand Theft – Walgreen’s, 11565 San Pablo Ave. 
At 2:35 pm, an unknown suspect entered the business, grabbed $1000 worth of Nicorette gum from the wall, and fled without paying. 

Vehicle Burglary – 11780 San Pablo Avenue;
At 6:26 pm an officer went to a call of someone who broke a window of a vehicle and removed property.  The crime had occurred the night before. 

Vandalism – 11780 San Pablo Avenue;
At 6:26 pm an officer was sent to a call where someone had dented the victim’s vehicle.  The call had occurred many hours earlier in the day. 

Driving Under the Influence – San Pablo Avenue at Carlson Blvd;
At 11:41 pm an officer pulled a vehicle over and discovered the driver had been drinking alcohol.  After an investigation the driver was arrested, booked at ECPD, and released to a sober friend.  

March 26^th

Brandishing – Cougar Field
At 2:50 pm, the referee ejected a player during a soccer game.  The player threatened the ref with bodily harm.  The ref’s son came to dad’s defense and brandished a box cutter at the player.  The player and the suspect fled prior to police arrival. 

March 27^th

Vehicle Theft – 700 block of Colusa Ave. 
Sometime overnight, an unknown suspect stole the victim’s white 1990 Honda Civic. 

March 28^th

Driving Under the Influence – Fairmount Avenue at Liberty Street;
At 0124 hours an officer discovered a vehicle in the middle of the roadway that had been involved in a solo collision.  The officer contacted the person who was sitting in the van who admitted to being the driver.  The officer conducted a DUI investigation and the driver was arrested, booked at ECPD, and released to a sober friend. 

Vandalism, Warrant arrest – AT&T, 4010 El Cerrito Plaza
At 9:50 am, officers were dispatched to the business after a subject shattered the front glass window.  Officers located and detained a 37-year-old Oakland man and found that he had a parole violation warrant.  He was arrested for vandalism and the warrant and transported to the Martinez Detention Facility. 

Residential Burglary – 1100 block of Contra Costa Dr. 
An officer reports that an unknown suspect shattered the rear sliding glass door of the victim’s residence and ransacked the interior.