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Police alert community members to recent rash of gas thefts in Lakeport
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Police on Wednesday urged community members to take precautions as the result of a recent rise in gas thefts.
Lt. Jason Ferguson reported that gas thefts have been reported in the 300 block of Ninth Street, 1300 block of Berry Street and 800 block of Esplanade Street within the past two weeks.
Two additional thefts were reported in the 400 block of Crawford Street and 600 block of Fifth Street on Tuesday and Wednesday, Ferguson said.
The Lakeport Police Department encourages citizens and local business owners to be aware of suspicious persons or activities and to contact the police department if they see anything that raises concern.
Anyone who is interested in forming a neighborhood watch program is encouraged to contact Officer Joe Eastham at the police department's nonemergency number at 707-263-5491 or by email at
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Sheriff’s office releases photo of Kelseyville shooting suspect
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – As the investigation into a deadly Kelseyville shooting that took place last Friday continues, Lake County Sheriff’s Office released a new surveillance image of the suspect.
The suspect is wanted in connection to a late night robbery and shooting at Mt. Konocti Gas and Mart on Main Street, during which 33-year-old Forrest Seagrave, a store employee, was mortally wounded, dying a short time later.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the store that night at 10:45 p.m. on the report of the robbery and shooting, as Lake County News has reported.
Lt. Steve Brooks said the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating all leads, and the agency appreciates all information that has been received by the public.
The photo released Tuesday was taken from the surveillance equipment at the store, said Brooks.
Over the weekend officials had released a clip of surveillance video, which can be seen below, showing the suspect walking alongside the store on Douglas Road before circling back to go inside.
The suspect was described as a male, approximately 5 feet 9 to 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a thin build.
Officials said the suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and gloves. He also was wearing some type of mask covering his face.
He was reported to have taken a small amount of cash before fleeing the store the store on foot, according to reports from the scene.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in identifying the suspect.
There is currently a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in this case.
If you have any information, please contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 707-263-2690.
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Lakeport Police arrest man for drugs following struggle with officers
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police arrested a Lakeport man last weekend on charges of drug possession and resisting arrest after he struggled with officers, leading them to deploy a Taser.
Jose Guadalupe Aguilar, 19, was arrested at around 8 p.m. last Saturday, Jan. 19, for possession of suspected methamphetamine, resisting arrest, committing a felony while on bail, threatening a peace officer and probation violation after being stopped on his bicycle for a vehicle code violation, according to Lakeport Police Lt. Jason Ferguson.
During contact with Aguilar, Officer Joe Eastham noted he was acting suspicious and attempting to back away, Ferguson said.
As Officer Eastham and Sgt. Dale Stoebe tried to detain Aguilar for a probation search, he began to actively resist the officers by pulling his arms away and kicking toward them in an attempt to flee, according to Ferguson.
After several attempts to get Aguilar to comply with no result, a Taser was deployed and Aguilar was
eventually taken into custody, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said that during a jail custody search, Aguilar was found to have on him an undetermined amount of suspected methamphetamine. As a result, Aguilar was additionally charged with bringing narcotics into a correctional facility.
At the time of his arrest, Aguilar was out on bail from a previous incident on Jan. 7 where he was arrested in the 1700 block of N. High St. for an outstanding arrest warrant, Ferguson reported.
During that incident, Aguilar actively resisted arrest by trying to punch Officer Gary Basor in an
attempt to flee, Ferguson said.
Aguilar was eventually taken into custody and transported to the Hill Road Jail, Ferguson said. Located on Aguilar’s person during that Jan. 7 jail search was an undetermined amount of suspected methamphetamine, along with $600 in various denominations of US currency.
Aguilar was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, resisting arrest and violation of probation for the Jan. 7 incident, and booked at the Hill Road Correctional Facility with a no bail hold, Ferguson said.
Jail records indicated he is scheduled to appear in court on his latest arrest on Wednesday.
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School resource officer, air ambulance services, sheriff's substation on Jan. 22 supervisors' agenda
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss an agreement to help pay for a school resource officer position at Kelseyville Unified, lease negotiations at Lampson Field for a new air ambulance service and an update on a Clearlake Oaks sheriff's substation location.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
In an untimed item, the board will consider a proposed memorandum of understanding between the county and the Kelseyville Unified School District that will reestablish a school resource officer position.
School safety and the presence of school resource officers to help protect students and staff has become a topic of renewed concern in the wake of last month's deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The police departments in Clearlake and Lakeport have had active school resource officer programs over the last several years, but there has not recently been such a position for county schools.
The proposed memorandum would involve the district and county sharing the costs to cover the position.
The Kelseyville Unified Board of Trustees discussed the district resource officer position at its meeting Jan. 15, when sheriff's office staff made a presentation to the board.
In a discuss timed for 9:15 a.m., the board will consider giving staff direction regarding lease negotiations between the county of Lake and Air Methods for air ambulance services at Lampson Field.
At 9:30 a.m., the board will hear recommendations from the County Space Committee regarding establishing a sheriff’s substation in Clearlake Oaks.
The committee is proposing that lease negotiations begin on both a property on Shady Lane that the sheriff wants to purchase and a location at the Big Oak Shopping Center.
Also on Tuesday's agenda, the board will discuss the county's proposed legislative priorities for this year and amendments to the county's construction management policy; consider a request to temporarily close the old Middletown Library in order to move into the new Middletown Library; take up the sheriff's request to increase undercover fund appropriations from $5,000 to $25,000; and supervisors will get an update on the engineering study being performed for the Middle Creek Project water rights application.
The full agenda follows.
TIMED ITEMS
9 a.m. A-1 to A-4: Approval of consent agenda, which includes items that are expected to be routine and noncontroversial, and will be acted upon by the board at one time without discussion; presentation of animals available for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control; consideration of items not appearing on the posted agenda, and contract change orders for current construction projects.
9:05 a.m.: Citizen’s input. Any person may speak for three minutes about any subject of concern, provided that it is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors and is not already on the agenda. Prior to this time, speakers must fill out a slip giving name, address and subject (available in the clerk of the board’s office, first floor, courthouse).
9:15 a.m., A-5: Consideration of request for board direction regarding lease negotiations between the county of Lake and Air Methods for air ambulance services at Lampson Field.
9:30 a.m., A-6: (a) Consideration of recommendations from the Space Committee regarding the Sheriff’s Clearlake Oaks Substation; and (b) consideration of appointments to negotiation team.
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-7: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-8: Consideration of the following appointments: Fish and Wildlife Advisory Board and Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee.
A-9: Consideration of proposed 2013 County Legislative Priorities.
A-10: Consideration of amendments to the Construction Management Policy.
A-11: Carried over from Jan. 15, consideration of request to temporarily close the old Middletown
Library in order to move into the new Middletown Library.
A-12: Consideration of sheriff's office request to increase the appropriation of the Undercover Fund (Budget Unit 2201) from $5,000 to $25,000.
A-13: Consideration of proposed memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and Kelseyville Unified School District for cost sharing of a resource officer position.
A-14: (a) Update on the status/preliminary findings of the engineering study being performed for the Middle Creek Project water rights application; and (b) consideration of request for board direction relating to staff’s review of the preliminary findings with Yolo County Flood and Water
Conservation District staff.
CLOSED SESSION
A-15: 1.Conference with Labor Negotiator: (a) County Negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, M. Perry, J. Hammond and A. Flora; and (b) Deputy District Attorneys Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officers Association and the LCSEA.
A-15: 2. Sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake County IHSS Public Authority: conference with labor negotiator: (a) agency negotiator: Carol Huchingson and F. Buchanan and (b) California United Homecare Workers Union Local 4034.
A-15: 3. Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9, subd. (b)(1)(c): Claim of the City of Lakeport.
A-15: 4. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(a): Jensen and Larson v. Lake County Sheriff’s Office, et al.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on Jan. 15, 2013.
C-2: Approve second amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Resource Development Associates for FY 2011-2014 scholarships administration for Steering Committee members, for an increase of $3630, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-3: Approve the use of AB 109 Realignment Funds for the Ex-Offender Workshop at the Soper-Reese Theater, in an amount not to exceed $500.
C-4: Adopt resolution authorizing the Lake County Public Services Department to submit an application to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CALRECYCLE) for a local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant for FY 2013/2014.
C-5: Adopt resolution approving the applications for grant funds for the FAA Airport Improvement Program and designating the Public Works director as sponsor’s official representative.
C-6: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Pavement Engineering Inc. for geotechnical engineering services for the countywide rehabilitation on three roads in Lake County (Gaddy Lane, Kelseyville, Soda Bay Road in Lakeport, Finley and Kelseyville and Butts Canyon Road, Middletown) in an amount not to exceed $83,285, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-7: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Ruzicka Associates for surveying services for three HBP bridge replacement projects: Clayton Creek Bridge at Clayton Creek Road, Lower Lake (14C-0031); Cooper Creek Bridge at Witter Springs Road, Upper Lake (14C-0019); Clover Creek Bridge at First Street, Upper Lake (14C-0015); and a Pedestrian/Bicycle Project - Bridge Arbor Bikeway, Upper Lake, for a total amount not to exceed $29,100, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-8: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Pavement Engineering Inc. for pavement rehabilitation investigation services for Clear Lake Riviera Chippewa South CSA (Kelseyville), in an amount not to exceed $18,900, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-9: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Virginia Cerenio for FY 2012-2013 General Education teaching services to incarcerated individuals at the Lake County Jail/Hill Road Facility, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-10: Adopt resolution approving the modification of loan for Bevins Court Housing Project (clarifying payment flexibility in the annual payment due, total annual amount not to exceed $4,235.75).
C-11: Approve interim appointment of Jennifer Hammond to Program Manager I at salary step 1, effective Feb. 5, 2013, pursuant to Rule 905 of the Lake County Personnel Rules.
C-12: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-107 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Budget Unit No. 8695, Special Districts Administration (adding two (2) Utility Worker I/II positions).
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