LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is seeking the community's help in identifying the subjects responsible for a burglary and an attempted burglary that took place in the city early Thursday morning.

Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen said offers were dispatched to Park Place Restaurant on Third Street shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday to investigate the report of a burglary.

He said the officers determined that someone forced entry into the business and searched it for items of property to steal.

Officers recovered items of evidence that are being processed in an effort to identify who may have been responsible for the break-in, Rasmussen said.

Based on the investigation, Rasmussen said police believe that the Park Place burglary occurred early Thursday, possibly between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.

Several hours later, at 11:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to the office of Dr. Katherine Andre in the 70 block of Fourth Street to investigate the report of an attempted burglary, Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said there was an attempt to force entry into the building, but it was unsuccessful.

Officers believe the burglary and attempted burglary are connected and the investigation is ongoing, Rasmussen said.

He added that, at this time, there is no information to indicate that these incidents are related to the series of burglaries that occurred in the city last week.

Anyone who may have seen suspicious persons or activity in these areas during the early morning on Thursday is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department, telephone 707-263-5491.