Full Notification

On Thursday January 4, 2024 at 2:27 pm, El Cerrito Police Officers responded to a report of a residential burglary in the 2000 block of Tapscott Avenue.  Upon arrival, officers noticed that there was forced entry into the home and two suspects were reportedly inside according to witnesses.  In an abundance of caution, officers contacted Prospect Sierra School and requested that they lock down the school for their safety. 

Additional officers from the Richmond Police Department and Kensington Police Department were summoned to assist.  From the front of the residence, officers called to the suspects inside through a broken window after seeing them moving about the home.  The suspects attempted to escape through the rear of the residence but were met with officers in the back, so they retreated back inside. 

Officers called into the home numerous times and ordered the suspects to come outside but they did not comply.  Officers forced entry into the home and two suspects were taken into custody with the help of the police K9.  Officers recovered a firearm near the front door of the home.

The two suspects, a man and a woman from Nevada, were taken to a local hospital for treatment prior to being booked into the County Jail in Martinez.