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.

May 17^th

Shoplift- 2000 El Cerrito Plaza (Ross)
Around 7:05 pm, an officer responded to Ross for a report of a theft. Employees advised the suspect grabbed an armful of pants ($180) and fled northbound from the store.
 
Shoplift- 2000 El Cerrito Plaza (Ross)
Around 8:54 pm, an officer responded to Ross for a report of a theft. Employees advised the suspect fled the store towards BART with several men’s denim jeans ($586).
 
May 18^th

Domestic Violence Restraining Order- Portola Dr./Liberty St.
Around 12:38 am, officers responded to the area for a disturbance. Officers contacted a 44 year old male and 25 year old female and discovered they had a verbal argument. During a records check, officers discovered there was a valid domestic violence restraining order protecting the female from the male. The male was taken into custody without incident. After booking, the male was transported to the Martinez Detention Facility. 
 
May 19^th