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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.

The following is a summary of criminal activity in El Cerrito from December 10^th to December 16^th.

December 10^th

Arson – To the Rear of 11100 San Pablo Ave:
At 1:51 PM, an officer and El Cerrito Fire report an unidentified suspect placed a mop and bucket under the front of a grey Honda in the rear lot and lit it on fire, causing damage to the vehicle.

Robbery - 430 El Cerrito Plaza (Foot Locker):
At 6:32 PM, an officer reports three juvenile suspects loaded several bags of merchandise and attempted to walk out of the store. When an employee confronted the suspects one of them threatened to shoot him.

December 11^th

Arson - 1700 Block of Elm St:
At 6:50 PM, an officer reports an unknown suspect lit a bush on fire.

Stolen Vehicle - 11000 Block of San Pablo Ave:
At 6:16 PM, an officer reports an unknown suspect stole the victim’s vehicle.

Stolen Vehicle Recovery - Carlson Blvd/ Central Ave:
At 8:20 PM, officers received a Flock notification and started circulating the area. An officer located the vehicle unoccupied in the 3400 Block of Belmont Ave. The victim responded to the scene and took possession of her vehicle.

Stolen Vehicle - 600 Block of Lexington Ave:
At 2:59 AM, an officer reports an unknown suspect stole the victim’s vehicle.

Theft from Vehicle - 7600 Block of Stockton Ave:
At 3:52 AM, an officer reports the victim heard a vehicle drive away from the front of his house. The victim checked on his vehicle and discover property was missing.

December 12^th

Stolen Vehicle – 7500 block of Curry Ave.
At 6:38AM the victim reported their vehicle was stolen sometime last night.   

Arson – Safeway 11450 San Pablo Ave.
At 10:36AM, an unknown suspect set fire to a small bush to the rear of the business.  The El Cerrito Fire Department put out the fire prior to police arrival.   

Robbery – Safeway 11450 San Pablo Ave.
 At 11:44AM, the suspect attempted to exit Safeway with stolen merchandise concealed in his backpack.  When store security stopped him, the suspect pushed the security away.  The suspect was arrested, booked at the police station and transported to the Martinez Detention Facility.

Warrant Arrest – San Pablo Ave / Tehama Ave.
At 8:51PM, officers contacted a subject who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.  The subject was arrested and later transported to county jail.
 
December 13^th

Petty Theft – 5600 block of El Dorado St.
At 7:59PM the victim reported that the rear license plate from her vehicle was stolen last night  

Stolen Vehicle – 5600 block of Cypress Ave.
At 9:38AM the victim reported their vehicle was stolen between December 6^th and December 7^th.
 
Shoplifting – AT&T 4010 El Cerrito Plaza
At 10:47AM the suspect stole an iPhone on the display table and fled towards the Plaza BART station.

Organized Retail Theft – 430 El Cerrito Plaza (Foot Locker).
At 6:44PM, officers responded to four juvenile subjects stealing from the store.  The suspects fled in a vehicle prior to police arrival.
 
December 14^th

Commercial Burglary –11299 San Pablo Ave. (Western Dental)
At 8:26AM the manager reports that sometime last night an unknown suspect broke the lockbox on the door and used the key to enter the business.  The suspect stole electronics.   

Stolen Vehicle – Donal Ave at Liberty St.
At 8:35AM the victim reported that their rented vehicle was stolen sometime last night.   

Battery – Lucky 1000 El Cerrito Plaza
At 11:19AM the victim reports that they were punched in the face by the suspect during a verbal altercation.

Organized Retail Theft – 2000 El Cerrito Plaza (Ross)
At 9:29PM, officers responded to two suspects that had just stolen items and fled the store towards BART.  The suspects were not located.

Battery – 600 Block of Elm St.
At 2:11AM, officers responded to a reported battery between roommates.  The victim was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.  The suspect was arrested and later transported to county jail.

December 15^th

Arson – 1751 Eastshore Blvd:
At 5:19 PM, an unidentified suspect lit a small brush fire to the rear of the building in the grass between the fence and the freeway soundwall. 

Commercial Burglary - 10636 San Pablo Ave (24 Hour Fitness)
At 9:07 PM, an officer reports a suspect broke into the victim’s locker and stole their car keys. The suspect used the keys and ransacked the victim’s vehicle.

Arson - San Pablo Ave/ Moeser Ln:
At 11:30 PM, an officer was patrolling in the area when he noticed an unknown suspect had started a fire in a garbage can.

Arson - Kearney St./Schmidt Ln:
At 12:23 AM, an officer reports an unknown suspect started a fire inside dumpster.

December 16^th

Vehicle Theft – 10650 San Pablo Ave:
At 2:41 PM, a bright green 2015 Kia Soul was stolen from the north parking lot of the old CVS.  The vehicle was last seen driving through the 24 Hour Fitness lot toward Moeser Ln.  The vehicle hit on a Flock camera when it left the city at 2:44 PM.
 
Grand Theft - 900 Block of Leneve Pl:
At 7:58 PM, an officer reports the victim was moving items from her house to her car when the suspect entered her car and stole her purse. The victim was able to “ping” some of her property. Officers responded to the location and located her laptop and iPhone.

 Arson - 5200 Block of Cypress Ave:
At 10:29 PM, an officer reports an unknown suspect lit a tree and a baby stroller on fire.

Arson - 6600 Hill St.
At 10:29 PM, an officer reports an unknown suspect started a bush fire. The fire ignited a fence and porch causing damage to a portion of the house.

Arson - 1700 Block of Lexington Ave:
While responding to the above fire an officer located a fence on fire.

Attempt Stolen Vehicle - 6500 Block of Waldo Ave:
At 12:38 AM, an officer reports an unknown suspect attempted to steal the victim’s rented U-Haul truck.

Vandalism - 11400 San Pablo Ave:
An officer reports an unknown suspect smashed out the rear window of the victim’s vehicle.