Residents Interrupt Burglar — More Burglars Pose as City Employees

Editor's note: the El Cerrito Police Blotter below is provided by the El Cerrito Police Department.

April 8, 2013 

Missing Person - San Pablo Avenue @ Eastshore Boulevard 
An officer located a 17-year-old female, reported as missing from Suisun, during a traffic enforcement stop. The officer transported the girl to the police department and arranged for her transportation to a Child Protection Service reception center in Contra Costa County. 

Missing Person - 10000 San Pablo Avenue 
A 17-year-old missing female from El Cerrito returned home after being gone for several days. 

Threats - 6600 block of Waldo Avenue 
A female El Cerrito resident reports she had been receiving numerous threatening phone calls from her ex-boyfriend, a 20-year-old man from Oakland. 

April 9, 2013 

Sexual Battery - El Dorado Street @ Carlson Boulevard 
An unknown teenager approached a teenage victim as she was walking to her residence. During an interaction between the suspect and the victim, the suspect grabbed the victim’s buttocks and then grabbed her inner thigh area. The suspect left the area prior to arrival of ECPD officers. Time of occurrence: 4/9 between 1850 and 1855 hours. 

Burglary - 5500 block of MacDonald Avenue 
An unknown suspect pried open the rear door and then gained entry into the interior of the residence. The suspect removed various items and left the scene without being noticed. The burglary occurred sometime over the course of the past thirty days. 

Drunk in Public - 225 El Cerrito Plaza 
A 22-year-old Richmond man was arrested for being drunk in public during the investigation of an unwanted person at the business. The subject was booked at the ECPD and then transported to the MDF. 

April 10, 2013 

Domestic Battery - El Cerrito Plaza 
A female met up with a 25-year-old man from Oakland with whom she had a prior dating relationship. While at the Plaza, the male physically assaulted the female, leaving her with minor injuries. The suspect fled the scene prior to the ECPD’s arrival. 

Burglary - 400 Ashbury Avenue 
An unknown suspect contacted the victim at their residence and identified themselves as city employees. The suspect told the victim he needed to measure the residence so he could reassess the property for tax purposes. While the victim was in the backyard with the suspect, a second suspect entered the residence and stole miscellaneous jewelry and silverware. The victim described the suspect as having olive-colored skin, 30-35 years of age, 5’09” tall, weighing 190 pounds, and wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and unknown color pants. Time of occurrence: 4/10 between 1750 and 1850 hours. 

April 11, 2013 

Burglary - 2500 block of Mira Vista Drive 
On Thursday evening between the hours of 2050-2110 hours, the victims arrived home and entered the residence via the front door. As the victims entered the house, an unknown suspect fled through the kitchen door. During a check of the residence, officers determined that the suspect forced open a rear window to gain access to the interior. The victims recalled seeing a newer model Toyota SUV parked in front of the house when they arrived home. The suspect managed to get away with jewelry and several small electronic items. 

Special Deployment 
During the course of the week, the El Cerrito PD deployed officers in unmarked vehicles in an attempt to apprehend the suspects responsible for the daytime residential burglaries. Officers did not make any arrests during the operation. Please remember to call the ECPD immediately if and when you observe any suspicious persons or vehicles. 

Suspicious Subjects 
Sometimes burglars use a ruse to enter a victim’s house. They may pose as a utility worker or city employee. It is rare that a city maintenance worker would need to enter a resident’s house. When in doubt, please call the police when someone is asking to come inside your house. Unless you have called them, most utility and city workers will not ask to come in.

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