Full Notification

November 29^th
 
No incidents to report

November 30^th
 
Petty Theft – 400 block of Clayton Ave.
At 3:00 AM, the victim advised the suspect was breaking into his vehicle. The suspect was last seen pushing a shopping cart towards Fairmount Ave. An officer located a 47 year old El Cerrito man walking on Albemarle/Central. The man was pushing a shopping cart full of items. Initially the victim declined a report, but changed his mind after he was told the man was in possession of his checkbook that was left in his unlocked vehicle. Other items found in the shopping cart included a portable air pump, tools and a cash register lockbox. The lockbox appears similar to the one taken from the Baskin Robbins burglary two weeks ago. The man does not fit the description of the burglary suspect. The officer sent a photo of the register lockbox to the owner of Baskin Robbins to see if it belongs to his business. As of this writing the owner has not responded. The items were held for observation. The suspect was booked at the ECPD and released on a citation.

Grand Theft – 7600 block of Stockton Ave.
At 6:00 PM, an officer reports unknown suspect(s) stole the catalytic converter from the victim’s 2014 Toyota Prius. The theft occurred between 11/29 @10:00 PM to 11/30 @5:00 PM.
 
December 1^st
 
Burglary – 3300 block of Belmont Ave.
At 3:48 AM, the caller advised he heard noises coming from outside his apartment. While officers were en-route, the caller updated that an unknown suspect stuck their hand inside one of his opened windows. Officers located an unsecured laundry room door. The lock on the coin box of the washer appeared to have been tampered with.

Petty Theft – 11555 San Pablo Ave (DD’s Discounts):
At 8:05 PM, an officer reports the victim left her purse in the DD’s Discounts store while shopping.  When she realized she was missing the purse, she returned to DD’s to inquire if they had it.  A male employee, who was later seen on video holding the purse in his hand behind the counter while speaking with the victim, told her the purse was not there.  This same employee later walked in to the store with the purse in hand and claimed to have found it outside near a car.  The victim’s wallet was missing from inside the purse.  The employee was temporarily assigned from another store for the day, and did not normally work at this store.  The employee has been identified and the investigation is ongoing.

Shoplift – 2000 El Cerrito Plaza (Ross):
At 9:42 PM, an unidentified suspect entered Ross, selected about $50 worth of merchandise and left without paying.  The suspect was described as a white male with tattoos on his face, wearing a ski mask, black puffy jacket and grey pants.  The suspect was also wearing distinctive grey Nike shoes with a green “Swoosh” and green laces.

Warrant Arrest – Central Ave / Kearney St:
At 9:47 PM, while circulating the area for the suspect in the above shoplift, an officer located a 30 year old Santa Maria man who closely matched the suspect description.  An in-field show up was negative, however it was determined the man had a warrant for his arrest for probation violation out of Santa Barbara County.  The man was transported to the county jail.

DUI / Warrant Arrest – San Pablo Ave / Hill St:
At 11:45 PM, BART PD handed off a DUI arrest to El Cerrito PD because the event did not occur on BART property.  The 36 year old Richmond man was found to have a warrant for his arrest out of San Mateo County.  He was arrested on the warrant.  The DUI arrest was based upon the observations of the BART Sergeant.  Blood draw at ECPD.  Cited for the warrant, and transported to the county jail for the DUI when he was unable to secure a ride.  A report from BART will be forthcoming.