LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying a man who they say burglarized a home on Thursday afternoon and pointed a gun at the resident who confronted him.

At approximately 1:15 p.m. Thursday Lakeport Police units were dispatched to a Fifth Street residence to investigate the report of a burglary where the suspect pointed a handgun at the victim, according to a report from Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

Rasmussen said the victim arrived home to find a suspicious vehicle parked in his driveway. The victim entered his home and found that someone had been inside, and then exited the residence and found that a male subject was now seated in the driver’s seat of the suspicious vehicle. 

The victim then approached the vehicle and the subject pulled a handgun – believed to be a large, dark-colored revolver – and pointed it at him, Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said the victim ducked away from the subject, who then began driving in reverse out of the driveway, hitting the victim’s vehicle and several garbage cans before fleeing north toward 11th Street. 

It is believed that the subject was able to load numerous items of property into his vehicle before the victim arrived home, Rasmussen said.

The subject's vehicle is described as an older black 1980s or 1990s beat up, two-door sedan, possibly a Pontiac, with a possible partial California license plate number of 4LNH. Rasmussen said the vehicle may also have spoilers on it, and it is believed that the vehicle may have driver’s side damage. 

Rasmussen said the male subject is described as being in his 30s to early 40s with a scruffy beard and wearing a dark-colored baseball cap and a dark-colored, heavy padded jacket. 

During the investigation, Officer Joe Eastham – a certified police sketch artist – worked with the victim to complete a sketch of the man who robbed him, Rasmussen said. The sketch is shown above.

The investigation is ongoing, and Rasmussen asked that anyone who may have information on this incident or who may be able to help identify the alleged robber or his vehicle contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.

Rasmussen cautioned that anyone who sees the subject should not attempt to contact him in any way as he is considered to be armed and dangerous.