Lakeport woman arrested for assaulting police officer, Kmart employee

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police have arrested a Lakeport woman after she repeatedly punched a Kmart employee and then attacked a police officer.

Marlyca Rose Ramos, 22, was arrested Monday evening, according to Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

Just after 6 p.m. Lakeport Police Officer Angie Bell was dispatched to Kmart on S. Main Street to investigate the report of an uncooperative shoplifter who loss prevention agents were trying to detain, Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said that when Bell arrived she learned that a loss prevention agent witnessed Ramos remove an item of Kmart merchandise and leave the store without paying for it.

When the loss prevention agent confronted Ramos, she punched him in the face two to three times, Rasmussen said.

Bell attempted to arrest Ramos, who then attacked Bell, punching her in the head and face twice, knocking her to the ground and then standing over her and hitting her in the face again while she was on the ground, according to Rasmussen.

Rasmussen said Bell quickly recovered, drew her Taser and held Ramos at Taser point until backup units from the Lake County Sheriff's Office arrived to assist with taking Ramos into custody.

The Kmart loss prevention agent and Bell received minor injuries as a result of the incident, Rasmussen said.

Ramos was arrested and booked for felony assault on a peace officer, and misdemeanor charges of felony resisting an executive officer with violence, battery and shoplifting, according to jail records.

She remained in custody on Tuesday, with bail set at $15,000, jail records indicated.

UPDATE: Sheriff's office releases additional details on pursuit, officer-involved shooting

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office has issued an update on the circumstances surrounding a burglary, high-speed vehicle pursuit and the shooting of the suspect by a sheriff's deputy that occurred early Friday morning.

Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, one of the agencies involved in the investigation, released the new details early Friday afternoon.

The incident began at Hillside Honda, located at 460 S. Main St., where Brooks said a Lakeport Police officer was dispatched at approximately 4:17 a.m. for an alarm call.

Brooks said the alarm company told Central Dispatch that the alarm was activated due to movement inside the business.

Shortly after the Lakeport Police officer arrived at the business, Brooks said the officer went in pursuit of the suspect vehicle, which Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen had confirmed to Lake County News was a pickup.

Sheriff’s deputies, who were dispatched to assist, immediately joined the Lakeport Police officer in the pursuit, Brooks said.

The suspect vehicle traveled westbound on Lakeport Boulevard where it turned northbound onto Highway 29, reaching speeds of approximately 100 miles per hour, according to Brooks.

He said the suspect vehicle took the 11th Street exit and turned left onto Scotts Valley Road, reaching speeds of approximately 70 miles per hour.

The pickup continued onto Riggs Road, where it hit a fence. After hitting the the fence, the suspect put his vehicle in reverse and rammed into the Lakeport Police officer's vehicle, Brooks said.

A sheriff’s deputy, who had exited his vehicle and witnessed the suspect ram the Lakeport Police vehicle, discharged his firearm at the suspect, said Brooks.

The suspect, who received multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for medical treatment and then transported by air ambulance to a trauma center, where he underwent surgery, according to Brooks.

Early on Friday afternoon, the condition of the suspect was not known, Brooks said.

The investigation into the incident is being handled by several agencies, including the Lake County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office, which are in charge of the crime scene on Scotts Valley Road, with Rasmussen explaining that his agency is investigating the burglary.

The California Highway Patrol also is on scene.

Lake County Public Works reported that it has Riggs Road closed at the intersection of Scotts Valley and Scotts Creek roads while investigators conduct their work.

Police investigate attempted Kmart burglary

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is seeking information on two men who allegedly broke into the Lakeport Kmart early Tuesday morning.

Lakeport Police officers were dispatched to the store to investigate the burglary, which occurred at approximately 2 a.m., according to Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

Rasmussen said when officer arrived they determined that two white male subjects forced open one of the main front doors and entered the store.  

The subjects were apparently unaware that there was a night stocking crew working inside of the store, Rasmussen said.

A member of the stocking crew spotted the subjects inside of the store and when they realized they had been spotted, they fled the store. Rasmussen said they got into a vehicle with no headlights on and left traveling southbound on S. Main Street.

Due to the short time the two men were in the store before being spotted, Rasmussen said police do not believe that they were able to take any merchandise.  

Rasmussen said the two subjects are described as white males in their late teens (possibly 16 to 18 years old), both wearing dark clothing including hooded sweatshirts and dark pants, with one also wearing a dark ball cap. Both were between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing between 140 and 165 pounds.  

The vehicle is described as a light metallic – possibly silver or light gold – four-door sedan, and may be a Chevrolet Cavalier, Rasmussen said.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.