CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Two Clearlake men have been arrested for allegedly using baseball bats to shatter the windows of several automobiles and a city business.

Chad Alexander Savok, 19, and Donald James Stewart, 21, were arrested early Thursday morning, according to Clearlake Police Sgt. Rodd Joseph.

Joseph said officers were dispatched to the area of Lakeshore and Lower Lakeshore drives at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday on a report of two male subjects breaking vehicle windows with baseball bats.

When officers arrived at the scene a short time later, dispatch notified them of an audible burglary alarm which had activated at the Parkview Market, located at 13446 Lakeshore Drive, Joseph said.

The officers responded to the business and found the front glass door shattered, Joseph said.

Within minutes the business owner met with officers and reviewed the store’s video surveillance. Joseph said officer were able to see two subjects breaking the window with baseball bats only a short time earlier.

Joseph said the police officers began checking the area and near Manakee and Huntington avenues they located two subjects matching the descriptions of the suspects in the video surveillance.

One of the suspects – later identified as Stewart – fled from the officers on foot but was detained after a brief search. Joseph said Savok was detained without incident.

Both Stewart and Savok allegedly were identified as the suspect in the video surveillance, Joseph said.

He said officers additional discovered six parked vehicles with shattered windows in the immediate area. The damage to all of the vehicles was consistent with the damage found to the store, with both Stewart and Savok believed to be responsible.

Savok and Stewart were booked into the Lake County Jail for felony vandalism, with Stewart additionally booked for a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, according to jail records. Bail for each was set at $15,000.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or other crimes in the city of Clearlake is asked to call the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.
                  
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