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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is attempting to identify and locate a suspicious male subject who allegedly attempted to lure a teenage girl on Monday.
Sgt. Dale Stoebe said the incident occurred just before 2 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of WestAmerica Bank on S. Main Street.
The suspect solicited and attempted to lure a 17-year-old female into a new model white-colored, mid-sized SUV, Stoebe said.
He said the suspect, who was passenger in the vehicle, was described as a white male adult, 50 to 60 years old, with white or gray hair to the top of his ears and a gray or white short beard and mustache.
The vehicle’s driver was described as a white male adult, 50 to 60 years old, with short gray or white hair and possibly reading glasses, Stoebe said.
Stoebe said the suspect was unsuccessful in his attempt and the two males fled the scene in an unreported direction.
Police urged the public to be on the lookout for these two subjects.
Anyone with information as to the identity and/or whereabouts of the suspects or the vehicle, or any sightings of them, should contact Officer Gary Basor or Det. Bob Jordan at the Lakeport Police Department, 707-263-5491.
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Police seek leads on overnight attempted burglary, break-in at businesses
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police are investigating an attempted burglary and vandalism and a separate break-in that happened overnight at two Clearlake businesses.
Rent-A-Center, located at 14878 Olympic Drive, and Xsite Motorsports, 14883 Lakeshore Drive, were the targets, according to Sgt. Rodd Joseph of the Clearlake Police Department.
Joseph said an attempted burglary occurred at Rent-A-Center at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
Nothing was taken, but the business was vandalized, he said.
An hour and a half later, just after 1 a.m. Monday, Xsite Motorsports was broken into, with items taken, according to Joseph.
He said police have no leads so far, but the two incidents appear to be related.
“The MO appears to be the same,” he said. “It’s a window smash.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Mike Ray, the lead investigator, at 707-994-8251.
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Police arrest Clearlake man for alleged rape
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police have taken a Clearlake man into custody in connection with a rape that allegedly occurred on Monday.
Eric Jason Floyd, 41, was arrested at the Ridgelake Apartments, located in the 15000 block of Austin Drive, according to Clearlake Police Sgt. Martin Snyder.
Snyder said police officers responded to the apartment complex at approximately 9:39 p.m. Monday for a welfare check on a female.
He said officers found the adult female subject in the apartment complex’s parking lot.
The woman reported that she was forcibly raped numerous times throughout the day by an adult male who also was located at the apartments, Snyder said.
The suspect, Floyd, was detained at the scene without incident, according to Snyder.
Floyd was arrested on felony charges of rape, sodomy and oral copulation, and a misdemeanor charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance, as well as a felony probation violation, Snyder said.
Jail records showed Floyd is on a no-bail hold due to the probation violation.
The investigation was turned over to Clearlake Police’s investigations unit and a detective responded to assist, Snyder said.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Det. Tim Alvarado at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.
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REGIONAL: Sheriff's office releases photo of jewelry found with skeletal remains in park
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office has released a photo of jewelry found last week near the skeletal remains of a female homicide victim in the hopes that the public can help identify the woman.
Last Friday, a Glenn County Public Works Department employee and a county inmate worker discovered the remains while doing cleanup at Ord Bend Park, located on the banks of the Sacramento River, as Lake County News has reported.
Sheriff Larry Jones said the bones were discovered over an embankment at the east end of the Ord Bend Park, near the river and east of the boat ramp.
Glenn County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene also discovered additional bones, and declared the area a crime scene, according to Jones.
Jones reported that a forensic anthropologist identified the remains as belonging to a Caucasian female between the ages of 35 and 45.
He said the case is being investigated as a homicide, with the remains of the woman – classified currently as a Jane Doe – believed to have been at the park several months.
On Tuesday Jones’ office released a photograph of jewelry that is believed to have been on the victim at the time she was placed at the location where her remains were found.
He said they found one anklet, one bracelet and one earring, and seven rings.
Some of the jewelry was still attached to remains; the majority were recovered during the processing of the scene, Jones said.
Anyone with pertinent information regarding the jewelry is asked to contact Det. Greg Felton or Det. Kelly Knight of the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 530-934-6431.
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Courts face more cuts; new calendar changes to move forward
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Superior Court is planning additional changes to its operations in the face of its latest budget cuts.
Like courts across the state, Lake County’s court is facing major budget shortfalls in light of hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to the judicial branch statewide.
With the 2012-13 state budget now approved, the court is anticipating a cut in the new fiscal year of about $515,000, or 12 percent.
Court Executive Officer Mary Smith said the court doesn’t yet have the final cut number; the $515,000 figure is an estimate at this point.
Since the 2010-11 fiscal year, the Lake County Superior Court’s budget has been reduced by 26 percent, according to a court report.
It’s a substantial amount for the small court, which had a total budget last year of about $3.6 million.
Smith said the court isn’t yet certain if the coming fiscal year could bring more cuts.
“It’s hard to say,” she said. “The word seems to be that this will be it. But I think anything goes at this point.”
In June, the court announced that – effective Aug. 6 – it was moving Judge Stephen Hedstrom and his Department 4 court from the Clearlake courthouse at 7000 A South Center Drive to the Lakeport on N. Forbes Street, as Lake County News has reported.
Smith said that move is going forward, with Judge Hedstrom’s Department 4 to take over what has been Department A on the fourth floor of the Lakeport courthouse.
During a public comment period on the changes, Smith estimated the court received about four or five comments.
There also are additional changes to court service on the horizon, including court closures and staff furloughs.
Smith said court officials are hopeful that they’ll avoid cutting positions in the new fiscal year.
As part of its plans to spare its 29 employees from layoffs, the court plans to close the court clerk’s office and all courtrooms for a total of 16 days during this new fiscal year, the court reported. All of the closure days will be unpaid furlough days for staff.
Beginning Oct. 1, all court clerk public counters and telephones will close at 1 p.m. daily. That’s a further reduction from the current daily closures at 2:30 p.m., which has been in effect since September 2009.
Proposed court closure days for the remainder of 2012 are Oct. 5; Nov. 2, 19, 20 and 21 (Nov. 22 and 23 are judicial holidays); Dec. 7, 24, 26, 27 and 28 (Dec. 25 is a judicial holiday). In 2013, closure days are Jan. 4, Feb. 1, March 1, April 5, May 3 and June 7.
There will be no staff available and no drop box service in Clearlake on the closure days; any emergency matters or filings must be handled in Lakeport. There will be minimal staff available at the Lakeport Courthouse to handle emergency matters only.
The court said a drop box will remain available for routine filings from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lakeport.
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