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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 September 8^th – September 14^th.

September 8^th
Driving Under the Influence – S. 55^th / Creely Ave.
At 8:55 PM, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop. During the investigation, officers found the driver to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested, booked for at the El Cerrito Police Department and released on a citation to a sober friend.
 
Stolen Vehicle - Madison Ave. / San Pablo Ave.
At 12:40 AM, an officer reports a suspect stole the victim’s vehicle sometime between 6:30 PM and 12:39 AM.

September 9^th
Warrant Arrest - San Pablo Ave. / El Dorado St.
At 9:00 AM, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop. A records search of the subject found the subject to have an outstanding warrant. The driver was arrested, cited in the field, and released.
 
September 10^th 
Annoying Phone Calls - 9900 Block of San Pablo Ave.
At 9:00 AM, an officer reports a known suspect had been calling the victim on the phone and harassing them.

Stolen Vehicle / Possession of Narcotics and Paraphrenia - San Pablo Ave. / Schmidt Ln.
At 12:39 PM, officers received a FLOCK notification of a stolen vehicle. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a vehicle stop. During a search incident to arrest, the passenger was found with suspected Fentanyl and drug paraphrenia. Both the driver and passenger were arrested, booked at the El Cerrito Police Department, and released on citations.

Indecent Exposure – Gladys Ave. / BART Path:
At 2:12 AM, officers were dispatched to the area for a report of a subject exposing themselves.  The suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival.

September 11^th
Attempt Stolen Vehicle - 1700 Block of Arlington Blvd.
At 5:57 AM, an officer reports two suspects attempted to steal the victim’s vehicle.

Commercial Burglary - 10086 San Pablo Ave. (Tigon):
An officer reports two suspects gained entry and stole merchandise.

Petty Theft – 1000 El Cerrito Plaza (Lucky).
At 10:00 PM, a suspect entered the business and stole merchandise.
 
Criminal Threats – 10900 Block of San Pablo Ave.
At 1:49 AM, the victim reported receiving threatening phone calls.

September 12^th
Shoplifting - 11545 San Pablo Ave. (Ross):
At 3:12 PM, an officer reports a chronic shoplifter exited the back door with unpaid merchandise.
 
Petty Theft - 6600 Block of Hill St.
At 3:49 PM, an officer reports two suspects stole the victim’s two mountain bikes from in front of their home.
 
Organized Retail Theft - 670 El Cerrito Plaza (CVS):
At 5:14 PM, an officer reports two suspects exited the store with unpaid merchandise.

September 13^th
Vandalism / Warrant Arrest – 500 block of Albemarle St. 
At 8:04 AM, an officer arrested a suspect for vandalism. A records check of the subject found the subject to have a warrant for their arrest. The suspect was arrested, booked at El Cerrito Police Department, and released on a citation. 

Threatening Messages – 6500 block of Stockton Ave. 
At 8:10 AM, the victim reported they had received threatening texts and phone calls from a former acquaintance.

Stolen Vehicle Recovery - Richmond St. /Central Ave.
At 8:36 PM, officers received a FLOCK notification for a stolen vehicle. Officers circulated the area and located the stolen vehicle unoccupied. The vehicle was released to the owner on scene.
 
Trespass - 11344 San Pablo Ave. (Denny’s):
At 12:46 AM, officers were dispatched several times in the night to a report of a subject making a disturbance. The subject was placed under Citizen’s Arrest for trespassing and transported to the Martinez Detention Facility.

September 14^th 
Auto Burglaries – 900 block of Galvin, 800 block of Sea View, 700 block of Sea View, 8200 block of Terrace, 1000 block of Contra Costa, 1200 block of Contra Costa, and the zero hundred block of Pomona Ave. 
At 6:33AM officers located several parked vehicles with shattered windows throughout the city.  The victims were contacted, and miscellaneous items were stolen from inside the vehicles.

Robbery – 11545 San Pablo Ave. (Walgreens)
At 11:50 AM, a security guard contacted the suspect after witnessing the subject steal merchandise. The suspect threatened to shoot the security guard before fleeing the store, prior to police arrival.

Driving Under the Influence / Child Endangerment - Lassen St. / Yosemite Ave.
At 8:47 PM, officers conducted a traffic stop. During the investigation, officers found the driver to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver’s underage child was also in the vehicle. The driver was arrested, booked at the El Cerrito Police Department and released on a citation.

Driving Under the Influence – Cutting Blvd. / Hagen Blvd.
At 1:45 AM, officers conducted a traffic stop. During the investigation, officers found the driver to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested, booked at the El Cerrito Police Department, and released on a citation.

Burglary / Conspiracy / Probation Violation – 5400 block of MacDonald Ave.
At 2:17 AM, officers were dispatched to unwanted subjects in the backyard of a vacant residence.  Upon arrival, officers found forced entry into the vacant home.  A canine search was conducted, and the two subjects were found hiding inside the house. Both subjects we arrested and treated on scene. After being cleared, both subjects were later transported to Martinez Detention Facility.