LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Sheriff’s detectives are requesting the public's assistance in identifying some pieces of property that they believe may have been stolen and helping return them to their rightful owners.

The agency has released a number of pictures showing the items, which were located during the course of a burglary investigation, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.

The items include various plates, water glasses, salt and pepper shakers, and bowls. Some of the items appear to be collectible and possibly antiques.

There also are some pieces of men’s jewelry, which includes cuff links and tie bars.

If anyone has information as to who owns the property, please contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 707-263-2690.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Friday Clearlake Police officers apprehended a local man for vehicle theft and recovered the pickup he is alleged to have stolen.

Jason Winans, 20, of Clearlake was arrested late Friday morning, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett.

Bennett said that on March 23 the Clearlake Police Department took a report regarding a stolen 1987 Ford pickup.

Just before 11 a.m. Friday, the pickup's owner called the Clearlake Police Department to report that she had spotted her truck at the Valero gas station in the 15000 block of Lakeshore Drive, Bennett said.

Bennett said Clearlake Police officers responded and located the vehicle as it was being driven from the station.

Officers stopped the pickup and took Winans, the driver, into custody without incident for vehicle theft, according to Bennett.

Police discovered that the pickup had been “hot-wired,” Bennett said.

Bennett said a male passenger in the vehicle was briefly detained then released after it was determined he had no part in the incident.

Anyone with any information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is searching for a male subject who is alleged to have assaulted another man in Library Park on Thursday afternoon.

The agency reported that the assault occurred at 3:45 p.m.

Firefighters and police were dispatched to the area of the park's gazebo, where the male victim had been knocked unconscious and was bleeding from the head, according to radio reports.

Police said the responsible male subject fled on foot north along the lakeshore near the old Natural High School Property and Dutch Harbor.

He swam across Dutch Harbor then ran through the Mallard House property and was last seen on 10th Street near Renee’s Café at approximately 4 p.m., police reported.

Police described the man as being in his early 20s, with short dark hair and wearing a purple ball cap with a flat bill, blue shorts, no shirt and no shoes, and large green ear rings in each ear.

Witnesses told police that the male subject appeared to be trying to locate someone to give him a ride.

Anyone with information on the incident or suspects location is asked to call the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorers brought home three trophies after competing against 36 law enforcement agencies in a three-day event.

On Thursday, March 27, law enforcement explorers and advisors from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post traveled to Tulare County to compete in the Central Valley Explorer Competition, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.

Brooks said the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post is comprised of men and women between the ages of 14 and 21.

He said the group trains in successfully handling law enforcement scenarios, serving the community and are involved in ride-a-longs with deputies. They also compete regionally against other explorers in realistic law enforcement scenarios, physical agility and written testing.

The Central Valley Law Enforcement Explorer Competition was held over three days at the Tulare County Fairgrounds and was hosted by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, Brooks said.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorers competed against 36 other posts in 18 events. Brooks said the top five in each event received trophies.

Brooks said the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is proud to report that the team won first place in the “Hazardous Response” event. This event consisted of a two-person team responding to an unknown situation with several challenges.

The team had to determine the type of situation they were dealing with, the appropriate course of action and then implement the course of action they decided on, according to Brooks.

The team also earned second place in the five-person person tug-of-war along with a fourth place finish in the law enforcement written test, Brooks reported.

For additional information on the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post and how to become on Explorer, please visit www.lakesheriff.com .