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Lakeport Police logs: Saturday, Jan. 10
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026
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Sheriff's Advisory: A winter storm warning, hazardous driving conditions and above normal rainfall is expected through Friday
Lake County, Calif . -- A winter storm warning, hazardous driving conditions and above normal rainfall is expected through Friday.
The Lake County area is subject to a severe weather event over the next three days as a large storm system has the potential to drop large quantities of rain throughout the County.
Increased rain is expected to fall through the overnight hours from Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening with accumulations of up to a 4”-6” in the mountains around the County.
Numerous areas in the County with significant rainfall may result in large accumulation of standing water on the ground and roads.
The increased rainfall will also result in a rapid rise in creeks and streams which can pose an immediate danger to citizens in and around these areas do to their swift currents. This condition may be found throughout the County as the rainfall continues. Maintain a safe distance from these areas with family members and pets.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office strongly urges the public to avoid driving during these conditions and if possible wait until conditions improve and roads can be cleared. As the storm front moves through the County winds increase late Wednesday through Friday afternoon, road surfaces will be slippery and possibly flooded and rainfall could limit visibility.
Those who must drive should use extreme caution. Speeds should be lowered appropriately and a safe distance maintained between vehicles. Motorists are advised to have safety equipment such as flares, flashlights, a cell phone, first aid kit, boots and other extra clothing if they must travel.
With increasing winds and above normal rainfall, those who must go out should wear or have appropriate rain gear; pets should be brought indoors, or at a minimum, kept in a dry outdoor shelter. Pet owners must take care to regularly check the wellness of outdoor pets.
If you are utilizing a generator to operate power to your residence please contact PG&E immediately before using as utilizing these devices can re-energize power lines causing injury or death to responders and utility workers.
The following tips are examples of ways to prevent injury and possible death from the effects of storms, and winter weather in general:
1. Dress appropriately with the proper clothing and raingear. If you go outdoors be aware of slippery conditions. Provide shelter for pets or farm animals.
2. Have a 72-hour household emergency supply kit, including a supply of drinking water and non-perishable foods. Bottled water or water in containers should be stored in case water and other utilities are disrupted.
3. Ensure that flashlights and battery-powered radios are in good working order. Have plenty of batteries. Use of candles and other open-flame light sources is not recommended.
4. Check on neighbors and relatives during winter storms. The elderly are especially susceptible to hypothermia and falls on slippery surfaces.
5. If you lose power or other utilities, do not call 911. Use a customer service number for information.
7. As rainfalls continue, take precautions to keep your storm drains and rain gutter from obstructions. Contact a contractor or hardware dealer for recommendations of the best measures to protect these drains.
Police seek information on men responsible for Monday armed robbery in Lakeport
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying two male subjects said to have been responsible for an armed robbery on Monday morning.
According to a report from Lt. Jason Ferguson, at approximately 9:36 a.m. Monday Lakeport Police officers responded to the 900 block of 11th Street on the report of a robbery.
Upon arrival officers located the victim, a 27-year-old Hispanic male out of Stockton, who told officers that two white male subjects approached him in the parking lot of CVS at 7:30 a.m.
One of the male subjects, said to be in his 30s and described as being tall, heavy set and wearing a black sweatshirt, grabbed the victim and held a knife to his throat, Ferguson said.
The second subject, described as 20 to 25 years old and smaller than the first man, with a thin build and a scar across his right eyebrow, was wearing a red sweatshirt with the hood up. Ferguson said the second man pat-searched the victim, located his wallet, and took $300 in cash.
Both subjects got into a 1990s model Red Honda car and fled westbound on 11th Street, Ferguson said.
During the course of the investigation Officer Joe Eastham obtained further detailed descriptions of both subjects and completed two composite sketches, which can be seen here.
Ferguson said the Lakeport Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying these subjects.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.
Police investigate discovery of human remains in Clearlake
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an individual whose remains were found in an isolated and heavily wooded area of the city.
Sgt. Nick Bennett told Lake County News that police do not yet have a positive identity for the individual, pending an autopsy.
Bennett said police were initially notified of the discovery of a human skull at approximately 10:19 p.m. Friday.
He said a resident on the 2700 block of Oleander Street called police to report that he had found a human skull in his yard.
Bennett said Officer Mike Ray responded to the scene and contacted the reporting party. Ray was able to ascertain that the skull appeared to be that of a recently deceased person.
Clearlake Police detectives subsequently were called to the scene and took over the investigation, Bennett said.
The reporting party told police that his dog had probably found the skull nearby and brought it to the residence, according to Bennett.
As the area near where the skull was found is isolated, very wooded with heavy brush, Bennett said he contacted Sgt. Don McPherson of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and requested assistance from Kelseyville Community Organization for Rescue and Public Service – known as K-Corps – as well as Lake County Search and Rescue in locating the rest of the human remains.
On Saturday at about 8:30 a.m., McPherson – along with Lake County Sheriff's deputies, K-Corps members, Search and Rescue personnel and two canines from the California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA) based out of Contra Costa County met with Clearlake Police detectives to begin searching for the remains, Bennett said. They set up their search center near Pomo School.
Bennett said that at approximately 10:50 a.m. Saturday one of the CARDA rescue dogs located the partial remains of a deceased person approximately 100 yards north of the residence where the skull had been found the night before.
Additional details about the condition of the body were not released by police.
Bennett said the Clearlake Police Department thanked the Lake County Sheriff’s Office for its assistance in the case by coordinating the K-Corps, Search and Rescue and CARDA.
The agency also thanked its Volunteers in Policing for their help.
Sheriff's office reports on Cobb Mountain woman's rescue; offers tips for staying safe in the outdoors
BOGGS MOUNTAIN, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday issued a report about the successful search for a Cobb Mountain woman who got lost while hiking earlier this month.
The 72-year-old was found alive and well after late on the night of Nov. 16 several hours after she had gotten lost while hiking with her dog in the Boggs Mountain State Forest, as Lake County News has reported.
Lt. Steve Brooks said some 35 searchers responded to look for the woman, who had gone to the forest to hike the Hoberg’s Loop Trail at 5 p.m. Family members called 911 after unsuccessfully searching for her.
She was found by an ATV Quad search team on a forest road at 11:15 p.m., according to Brooks' report.
Brooks said the woman told rescuers that darkness had overtaken her and she had become disoriented. She started walking and ended up on one of the dirt roads. She decided to sit down.
One of the searchers said, “That was the best thing she could have done. It made it easy to find her.”
A sheriff’s deputy was on scene at approximately 7:30 p.m., only a few minutes after the 911 call. Brooks said it was determined that additional searchers were needed.
Eight Lake County Search and Rescue members and 20 Kelseyville High School K-CORPS students subsequently responded. Brooks said they began searching the trails and forest roads on foot and in all-terrain vehicles.
The helicopter crew at the Cal Fire Fire Boggs Mountain Helitack base and fire crews from Middletown and Kelsey Creek Cal Fire stations also assisted with foot and off-highway vehicle searches.
Jim Adams, incoming Lake County Search and Rescue Association president, said everyone was elated that the woman was found in good health.
“We were concerned that she had fallen down a hillside and was seriously injured, maybe nonresponsive, or the dog had run off chasing an animal, and she got lost or injured chasing after it,” he said.
Adams added, “The training and concerted aggressive search effort really paid off in finding her in such a short amount of time especially in the dark.”
Search and Rescue members want the public to safely enjoy our recreational areas. They encourage county residents and guests to beware of their surroundings.
There are some simple things that will help people be safe. Those include telling others where you are going and when you expect to be back; dress for the weather, terrain and conditions; and have a signaling device as simple as a whistle (three sharp blows signals distress).
Above all, if lost or disoriented, stay put, be as visible as possible. Resist the urge to be “un-lost.”
In California and most Western States, the sheriff’s office is responsible for missing persons, and search and rescue efforts, especially in unincorporated areas.
Sheriff’s offices have trained paraprofessional search and rescue volunteers. They meet national standards in search methods and rescue techniques. Their services are free.
K-CORPS is a Kelseyville High School program that benefits the community. Select juniors and seniors take classes in emergency first aid, man-tracking, map reading and orienteering, radio communications, technical rope rescue and other related subjects.
For more information on K-CORPS contact their instructor and program coordinator, Mrs. Joanie Holt, at the high school, 707-279-4923.
Lake County Search and Rescue is comprised of county residents who volunteer to search for the lost, missing and injured under the authority of the sheriff’s office.
Members train to national and professional standards. They are organized in groups such as ground, off-highway vehicle and equine search teams.
They learn and develop skills in man-tracking, wilderness first aid, technical rope rescue, and evidence and clue identification to name a few.
In addition, they employ planning, investigating and conducting search capabilities for the various terrains, conditions and weather found in Lake County.
For more information on Lake County Search and Rescue contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office or visit the Search and Rescue Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LakeCoSAR .
Everyone is welcome to attend the Lake County Search and Rescue Association monthly meetings, which are held at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday at the AWP Building, 4913 Helbush Drive, Lakeport.
There is no association meeting in December.