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Lakeport Police logs: Saturday, Jan. 10
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026
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Another sheriff's vehicle stop yields three arrests, seizure of 104 pounds of marijuana
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Monday night traffic stop led to another large seizure of processed marijuana and resulted in three arrests.
Maximiano Caballero Munoz, 33, of Sunnyside Wash.; Victorino Villegas Morales, 36, and 25-year-old Rodrigo Lopez Lopez, both of Santa Rosa, were arrested following the stop, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Brooks said that on Monday at 6:40 p.m. a patrol deputy conducted an enforcement stop for vehicle code violations on a gray-colored Nissan Xterra in the area of Highway 53 and 18th Avenue in Clearlake.
As the deputy approached the vehicle he could smell a strong odor of marijuana. Brooks said the deputy contacted the driver, identified as Munoz, and as they were speaking the deputy could smell the strong odor of marijuana emitting from within the vehicle.
Also in the vehicle were Morales and Lopez, along with a fourth unidentified subject who Brooks said took off running across Highway 53 into the brush.
Brooks said additional patrol units responded to the scene and conducted an extensive search of the area for the subject, but were unable to locate him.
Deputies conducted a search of the vehicle and located three large duffel bags and a suitcase in the cargo area. Brooks said the deputies opened the bags and the suitcase, discovering they were all filled with processed packaged marijuana, which the seized.
One of the deputies searched Munoz and located $1,250, which also was seized pending asset forfeiture proceedings, Brooks said.
Munoz, Morales and Lopez were arrested for the possession of marijuana for sales, selling or furnishing marijuana and conspiracy to commit a crime, Brooks said. They were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.
Deputies later counted and weighed the bags of marijuana located in the vehicle. There were 94 bags of processed marijuana with an approximate gross weight of 104 pounds, according to Brooks.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.
Lakeport Police Department offers Halloween safety tips
LAKEPORT, Calif. – As the community gets set to enjoy Halloween fun, the Lakeport Police Department is offering a number of tips to keep the holiday safe.
The agency said its officers will be leading Halloween safety assemblies for all students at Lakeport Elementary School on Tuesday.
Additionally, Lakeport Police's officers want parents and children to be aware of the following Halloween safety tips:
- Go trick-or-treating with a grown up.
- Make sure your costume lets you see and hear perfectly. You need to be able to watch and listen for cars.
- Make sure your costume fits. It’s easy to trip on costumes that are too big
- Wear brightly colored clothing. Put “glow in the dark” patches or stripes on your costume so that drivers can see you.
- Carry a flashlight.
- Don’t eat treats until you show them to your parent or guardian.
- Visit only people you know.
- Make this and every Halloween a safe and happy one.
The Lakeport Police Department also asks the community to be watchful during the upcoming holiday events.
On Thursday, between noon and 1:15 p.m., Main Street between First and Ninth streets will be closed for the Lakeport Elementary School Halloween parade.
Motorists are advised to be aware of the parade route and use caution when driving in the area. Lakeport Police and Public Works units will be on site, conducting traffic control.
Also on Halloween, between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Mellor Drive between 19th and 20th streets will be closed.
The entire length of 19th Street west of Hartley Street will be closed to traffic for a Halloween Fair that will take place on Mellor Drive between 19th and 20th streets. Motorists are advised to use caution when driving in the area.
Motorists and pedestrians also are advised to use caution and watch out for each other throughout the Halloween evening, as there is expected to be heavy foot and vehicle travel in the residential areas of the city. Lakeport Police will be conducting extra patrols in the affected areas.
The agency wishes everyone a safe evening.
The community is invited to call the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491 with questions or safety concerns.
Man ordered to stand trial for attempted murder of Clearlake Police officer
LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Thursday a judge ordered a Clearlake man to stand trial for the attempted murder of a Clearlake Police officer in September.
Daniel Alan York, 53, was held to answer following his Thursday morning preliminary hearing, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Art Grothe.
Early on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 22, York is alleged to have used his SUV to ram Clearlake Police Officer Tom Riley, who pulled York over at Redbud Park, as Lake County News has reported.
Police said York put his SUV in reverse and slammed into Riley, pinning him up against a Ford pickup and seriously injuring the officer, who was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
York is facing felony charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, obstructing or resisting a peace officer, hit and run, vandalism and vehicle theft, and a misdemeanor for failing to register as a controlled substances offender, along with special allegations of vandalism, personal use of a deadly weapon and inflicting great bodily injury.
The District Attorney's Office has estimated that, if convicted, York could face at least 35 years to life in state prison, in part because of a series of previous strikes and prison terms.
Court records showed that York has been convicted of eight felonies in cases stretching back to 1981.
His convictions include bringing drugs into a prison or jail facility and burglary in Alameda County; assault with a firearm and burglary in Lake County; burglary in Nevada County; and burglary, vehicle theft and possession of materials with the intent to manufacture illegal drugs in Sonoma County. The Lake and Nevada county convictions are serious or violent felonies.
Those eight felony convictions also led to York serving seven prior prison terms, according to court records.
York remains in the Lake County Jail, with bail set at $1 million.
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Sheriff's office investigates Sunday night armed robbery; marijuana and meth, cash taken
NICE, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery in Nice last weekend during which three suspects held two people at gunpoint and took marijuana, methamphetamine and $2,000 in cash.
Lt. Steve Brooks said sheriff’s deputies responded to the reported robbery at 11 p.m. last Sunday, Oct. 20, in the 7000 block of Butte Street in Nice.
So far no suspects have been taken into custody, according to Brooks.
Brooks said deputies contacted the victim, who said two acquaintances who he only knows as “Carolina” and “Eduardo” came over to his house on Saturday, Oct. 19.
The victim described Carolina as being a Hispanic female adult, approximately 30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall with long brown hair and brown eyes. He described Eduardo as being a Hispanic male adult, approximately 35 years old with short brown hair and brown eyes, Brooks said.
Carolina and Eduardo told the victim that they wanted him to be their “meth seller.” The victim explained to them that he was only a user and did not sell methamphetamine. Brooks said the pair continued to press the matter with the victim, saying he knew several people who would purchase methamphetamine, due to his marijuana sales.
The victim agreed to the offer and traded one pound of marijuana for half an ounce of methamphetamine. He said after the trade Carolina and Eduardo left without incident, according to Brooks.
On Sunday afternoon, Carolina called the victim and said she had a buyer for his marijuana. She told him she would be bringing the buyer to his residence. Brooks said the victim said Carolina arrived at his residence at approximately 9:30 p.m., and noticed she was driving a white or cream color Cadillac Escalade. He noticed Carolina was with at least two other Hispanic male adults.
Brooks said the victim described one of the suspects as being approximately 30 years old and having well trimmed brown hair and brown eyes. The subject was wearing a dark blue and white jacket and brown pants.
The second male suspect was approximately 45 years old with “fair skin” and a goatee. He wore a baseball cap and his hair was slightly longer than the first suspect, but well groomed, according to Brooks' report.
The victim said Carolina was wearing a silver color sweater, white blouse and beige high heels. He was unable to provide any additional identifying information, Brooks said.
The victim invited the three suspects into the residence through the front door. Also at the residence was a friend of the victim. The victim escorted the three suspects into dining room. On the dining room floor, the victim had placed a canvas bag filled with approximately 13 individually wrapped bags of marijuana. According to the victim each individual bag of marijuana was valued at $1,000, Brooks said.
Carolina and the victim discussed payment for the half ounce of methamphetamine he received the previous day, deciding on $2,000. Brooks said Carolina handed the victim $1,000 in $20 bills, which the victim began counting.
When the victim reached approximately $980, he saw the older male suspect draw a firearm and point it at him, Brooks said. At the same time the younger suspect produced a firearm, which the victim described as a .45-caliber handgun with gold trim and placed it against the victim’s neck. The two suspects directed the victim to the ground.
Carolina, who was standing in the entry way, had a firearm similar to a Military Armament Corp. Model 10 (MAC-10) and pointed it at the victim’s friend, Brooks said. Carolina told her to get on the ground and not move. The suspects then tied up both the victim and his friend. They were told not to look up and to remain on the floor.
One of the suspects made the statement “Don’t make me kill you.” Brooks said the victim said Carolina stood guard over them while the two males searched the residence for cash and credit cards.
The victim said the male subjects took the $2000, the half ounce of methamphetamine from the previous day, the canvas bag containing 13 pounds of processed marijuana, the victim’s cellular telephone and exited the residence. Brooks said the victim said the suspects had also gone into each of his detached garages and stole several dozen pounds of processed marijuana.
The victim estimated the total value of the marijuana stolen from him to be worth $55,000, according to Brooks.
This investigation is ongoing and if anyone has information pertinent to this investigation, please contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 707-263-2690.