Over the past several weeks, Lakeport Police Department (LPD) Officers have been investigating a series of residential burglaries, thefts, and vehicle thefts. In addition to two vehicles, the stolen items included thousands of dollars of tools, firearms, and other items. Numerous LPD Officers were involved in the ongoing and active investigation and, from multiple methods were able to identify Jordan Daniel Alger, 18, of Lakeport as a suspect.
On January 7, 2023, our agency arrested Alger for burglary, conspiracy, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Subsequently, Alger was identified as a suspect in a total of 5 additional cases, including the ones described above that involved vehicles, burglary, and theft of firearms.
While our investigation was active, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) arrested Alger in another part of Lake County on several charges, including possession of controlled substances while armed with a loaded firearm and possession of a short-barrel rifle. He has been in custody since January 20th.
During follow-up investigations this week, LPD Officers recovered a stolen vehicle in Nice, CA, which was connected to Alger. Additionally, a stolen gun belt from one of the Lakeport burglaries was in the vehicle.
Based on all the evidence, facts and circumstances gathered to date, LPD Officers are placing additional charges and booking Alger on two counts of felony vehicle theft, two counts of burglary, felony conspiracy, and felony theft of a firearm. Based on an affidavit from LPD requesting bail enhancement, a Lake County Superior Court Judge set bail on these charges at $250,000.00.
Our investigation remains active, and we seek additional leads that may connect Alger to additional crimes while Alger remains in custody. Anyone with information related to Alger’s criminal activities in January is asked to contact LPD Sergeant Andrew Welter at 707-263-5491, [email protected], by submitting an anonymous tip by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777 or by sending us a private Facebook Message to https://www.facebook.com/LakeportPolice/.
The attached photo is a screen shot of surveillance video of Alger at the scene of a vehicle theft.
