LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department has arrested a Northshore woman and is continuing to seek an Upper Lake man who is alleged to have been involved in a recent series of burglaries and attempted break-ins in the city.

Forty-six-year-old Kimberly Jo Harvey – also known by the last name Warren-Harvey – of Nice was arrested early Thursday morning, according to Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

Rasmussen said police also are looking for 25-year-old Jeffrey W. Stokes.

A series of burglaries and attempted burglaries occurred in Lakeport earlier this week, Rasmussen said.

On Tuesday just after 6:30 a.m. Lt. Jason Ferguson, Det. Bob Jordan and Officer Joe Eastham were dispatched to 610 N. Main St., which houses both Angie’s Lake County Cleaners and Veronica’s Jewelry, Rasmussen said.

The officers found that the suspects had forced entry into the business, ransacked it and stole more than $500 in cash, Rasmussen said. A travel trailer parked behind the business also was entered by force.

Rasmussen said the business surveillance system captured video footage of a white male and a white female burglarizing the business. Other items of evidence also were recovered from the scene.

Later on Tuesday, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Ferguson responded to World of Gifts at 350 N. Main St. to investigate the report of a burglary tool being located on the ground at the entrance to the business, Rasmussen said.

Ferguson believed that it was a homemade modified tool manufactured for prying open doors. Rasmussen said no forced entry was found at the business and Ferguson seized the tool for investigation.

Fifteen minutes later, Ferguson was dispatched to Strings and Things at 910 N. Main St. to investigate the report of an attempted burglary, Rasmussen said.

Ferguson found pry marks on door and door frame and determined that they were consistent with a sharp, sturdy pry tool similar to the tool recovered from World of Gifts. Rasmussen said Ferguson determined that the suspects had not been able to enter the business.

Then, on Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. Ferguson was dispatched to Round Table Pizza to investigate the report of another attempted burglary. Rasmussen said Ferguson found pry marks on the door and door frame, similar to previous burglaries.

Ferguson determined that the suspects had not been able to enter the business. Burglary tools and a suspected stolen unopened package, shipped through the US Mail, were left at the scene, Rasmussen said.

At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday officers were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of 11th Street where they determined that someone forced entry into the residence, basement and detached garage and stole unknown items. Items of evidence, as well as US Mail from a Sixth Street address, were recovered at the scene, according to Rasmussen.

Based on the circumstances and methods of the burglaries and attempted burglaries over the previous two days and the items of evidence recovered, officers at that time concluded that all the incidents were connected, Rasmussen said.

He said Lakeport Police officers and detectives continued their efforts to identify who was responsible for the burglaries and attempted break-ins.

A break in the case came early Thursday, when just before 12:30 a.m. Eastham and Officer Angie Bell responded to the Anchorage Inn Motel to investigate the report of a male tenant stealing coins from the laundry room, Rasmussen said.

Eastham and Bell were unable to locate the male subject, but Rasmussen said the motel manager identified him as Stokes from his registration information for room 102.

Rasmussen said the motel manager showed the officers the surveillance video of the male subject checking into the motel. Eastham recognized the man as matching the exact description of a male subject seen on surveillance video committing a burglary, along with a female subject, at the Lake County Cleaners at approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday.

The officers responded to room 102 and contacted a female subject who Eastham recognized as matching the description of the female subject seen on surveillance video committing a burglary along with the male subject at the Lake County Cleaners, Rasmussen said.

Officer Eastham obtained verbal consent to enter the room and saw what he believed to be multiple stolen items, such as jewelry and blank checks, detailed in recent burglary reports. Rasmussen said Eastham also saw bolt cutters.

The officers identified the female as Harvey, who was detained and later arrested for burglary, possession of stolen property and possession of burglary tools, Rasmussen said.

Officers secured the room and Ferguson completed an affidavit for a search warrant of the room, according to Rasmussen.

At approximately 9:10 a.m. Thursday Riccardi, Jordan and Ferguson served a Lake County Superior Court search warrant at the Anchorage Inn for room 102, Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said that during the search warrant service items of property stolen from the Lake County Cleaners burglary and from a residence in the 600 block of 11th Street were located and recovered from the room.

A bag of power tools, identified by the Anchorage Inn manager as having been stolen from a storage unit at the motel, also were recovered from the room. In addition, Rasmussen said numerous burglary tools including bolt cutters, screwdrivers, pliers, gloves and two way radios were recovered from the motel room.

An extensive amount of additional items believed to be stolen, but not yet identified, also were recovered, Rasmussen said.

He said that police have evidence that suggests Harvey may have been involved in another case that they investigated in December.

On Dec. 18 officers investigated a case of a purse stolen from a vehicle and items of mail stolen from Mellor Drive and Hartley Street. Rasmussen said items stolen with the purse included a checkbook and drivers license belonging to a Lakeport woman.

He said the victim in that case contacted police on Dec. 19 to report that one of her stolen checks was forged at Grocery Outlet. Grocery Outlet management provided surveillance footage of the forged check transaction, with the female shown in the footage matching a known booking photograph for Harvey.

Rasmussen said investigators on Thursday reviewed Harvey’s California criminal history record and found a lengthy arrest and conviction record.

Harvey has four previous arrests for misdemeanor theft, six for felony, six for forgery, eight for burglary, four for possession of stolen property, and two for altered bills, notes or checks, he said.

He said Harvey has been convicted of two felony theft counts; two felony counts of forgery; one misdemeanor grand theft count; two counts of felony altered bills, notes or checks; three felony burglary counts; one unknown felony or misdemeanor possession of stolen property; one felony possession of stolen property count; and two misdemeanor petty thefts with a prior.

Harvey also currently is wanted on a warrant charging petty theft with a prior, Rasmussen said.

He said Harvey was last convicted and sentenced to three years county jail under AB 109 Criminal Justice Realignment on Nov. 15, 2011, for felony burglary.

Based on the nature and extent of the current crimes and Harvey’s extensive prior theft-related criminal history, Rasmussen said the Lakeport Police Department completed an application for bail increase.

He said the bail increase application was presented to Lake County Superior Court Judge Andrew Blum, who authorized Harvey's bail be set at $200,000.

Rasmussen said police currently don't know the whereabouts of Stokes, who is wanted for burglary, possession of burglary tools and possession of stolen property.

Stokes is approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 220 pounds, has blue eyes, and is bald and unshaven, Rasmussen said.

Stokes has a prior arrest for felony burglary and felony possession of stolen property in Nevada, according to Rasmussen.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information related to the burglaries, recovered stolen property or the location of Stokes is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A fifth suspect alleged to have been involved in the September shooting death of a Clearlake man has been taken into custody, according to police.

Daniel Miller, 30, of Ukiah was arrested on Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department.

Bennett said Clearlake Police detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Miller charging him with accessory to homicide, possession of a short-barreled shotgun and felon in possession of a firearm in connection to the shooting of David Ferrell last Sept. 8.

Ferrell, 29, was standing outside of the home he shared with his wife and children during a birthday celebration for his oldest daughter when police say he was shot in the head by Joshua Robert Beavers, 24, of Clearlake.

Beavers allegedly had been looking for a man he had fought with earlier in the day when he began randomly shooting in the 15000 block of 19th Avenue. Ferrell had not been involved in the fight and was an innocent bystander.

Two other people at Ferrell's home – Rachel Patterson and Paul Cressy – were wounded in the shooting, but recovered, according to police.

Beavers is charged with murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded handgun in a vehicle or public place, along with many special allegations.

Arrested on the same day along with Beavers were Orlando Esquivel Sr., 48, and his wife, 50-year-old Angel Aileen Esquivel, and Brenden Alicea, 26.

The Equivels and Alicea each were charged with conspiracy, and they – along with Beavers – have remained in custody since their September arrests.

At the same time, police were continuing their search for Miller, Bennett said.

Bennett told Lake County News that Clearlake Police detectives had received information that Miller had been hanging out in Clearlake for a couple of months.

That information had led to police working hard to find Miller in Clearlake, but Bennett said they had no luck.

Then they received new information that he had returned to the Ukiah area, Bennett said.

Bennett said detectives were able to obtain an arrest warrant for Miller, who was picked up by a Mendocino County Sheriff's deputy Thursday morning.

At 10:30 a.m. Deputy Raymond Hendry was serving an eviction notice in Ukiah, and while identifying persons in the residence, an individual – later identified as Miller – gave more than one name for identification, Bennett said.

After the warrant for Miller's arrest was confirmed Hendry took him into custody, according to Bennett.

Bennett said Miller was booked into the Lake County Jail later on Thursday.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Det. Ryan Peterson at 707-994-8251, Extension 320.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Glenn County's sheriff said this week he will not seek reelection this year.

Sheriff Larry Jones informed the Glenn County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday meeting of his decision not to seek reelection for another term.

Jones, who has served as the Glenn County sheriff-coroner since 2005 will have completed 10 years as sheriff when his current term expires in December of this year. He has been with the agency, in various capacities, for more than 40 years.

“I will enthusiastically recommend and wholeheartedly support my undersheriff, Richard Warren, to be my successor and become the 15th sheriff of Glenn County,” Jones told the board. “I feel he possesses all the qualities to be the next sheriff and he knows the inner workings of the agency better than anyone. I cannot think of a more qualified individual to take the helm from me.”

Sheriff Jones also explained to the board that during his 12 months left as the sheriff, he still has many things that he wishes to accomplish, none of them more important than working with the board in an effort to incrementally start restoring positions to the agency.

“My goal,” he said, “is to return two deputy sheriff positions in fiscal year 2014-15.”

Also of paramount importance to the sheriff is to ensure a smooth and seamless transition of leadership when a new sheriff is elected.

Meanwhile, the continued operations of the agency will be overseen by Sheriff Jones. He said public safety will remain at the forefront of the agency’s mission.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – A woman found pointing a BB gun at Martin Street as cars were driving by was arrested on Monday afternoon.

Amber Renae McKinney, 27, of Lakeport, was arrested in the case, according to Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

At 3:20 p.m. Monday the Lakeport Police Department received a citizen report of a female subject pointing a rifle at cars in the 600 block of Martin Street, Rasmussen said.

Upon arrival, an officer saw a female subject point a rifle directly at Martin Street where cars were driving by, according to Rasmussen's report.

Rasmussen said officers conducted a felony takedown of the suspect, ordering her to comply with orders at gunpoint.

She complied with officers' orders, dropped the rifle and was taken into custody, Rasmussen said.

He said further investigation determined that McKinney was intoxicated, the rifle was a BB gun and that she was shooting at beer cans set up on the north edge of Martin Street.

McKinney, who also goes by the last name of Hulsey, was arrested and booked on misdemeanor charges of negligent discharge of a weapon and public intoxication, with bail set at $5,000, according to jail records.

According to jail records she posted the required 10 percent of the bail amount and was released.

Rasmussen said shooting any type of weapon – BB gun or otherwise – toward or across a highway or roadway is illegal and creates a dangerous situation for the involved subject, the community and law enforcement.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police have arrested a Lakeport woman after she repeatedly punched a Kmart employee and then attacked a police officer.

Marlyca Rose Ramos, 22, was arrested Monday evening, according to Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

Just after 6 p.m. Lakeport Police Officer Angie Bell was dispatched to Kmart on S. Main Street to investigate the report of an uncooperative shoplifter who loss prevention agents were trying to detain, Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said that when Bell arrived she learned that a loss prevention agent witnessed Ramos remove an item of Kmart merchandise and leave the store without paying for it.

When the loss prevention agent confronted Ramos, she punched him in the face two to three times, Rasmussen said.

Bell attempted to arrest Ramos, who then attacked Bell, punching her in the head and face twice, knocking her to the ground and then standing over her and hitting her in the face again while she was on the ground, according to Rasmussen.

Rasmussen said Bell quickly recovered, drew her Taser and held Ramos at Taser point until backup units from the Lake County Sheriff's Office arrived to assist with taking Ramos into custody.

The Kmart loss prevention agent and Bell received minor injuries as a result of the incident, Rasmussen said.

Ramos was arrested and booked for felony assault on a peace officer, and misdemeanor charges of felony resisting an executive officer with violence, battery and shoplifting, according to jail records.

She remained in custody on Tuesday, with bail set at $15,000, jail records indicated.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office has issued an update on the circumstances surrounding a burglary, high-speed vehicle pursuit and the shooting of the suspect by a sheriff's deputy that occurred early Friday morning.

Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, one of the agencies involved in the investigation, released the new details early Friday afternoon.

The incident began at Hillside Honda, located at 460 S. Main St., where Brooks said a Lakeport Police officer was dispatched at approximately 4:17 a.m. for an alarm call.

Brooks said the alarm company told Central Dispatch that the alarm was activated due to movement inside the business.

Shortly after the Lakeport Police officer arrived at the business, Brooks said the officer went in pursuit of the suspect vehicle, which Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen had confirmed to Lake County News was a pickup.

Sheriff’s deputies, who were dispatched to assist, immediately joined the Lakeport Police officer in the pursuit, Brooks said.

The suspect vehicle traveled westbound on Lakeport Boulevard where it turned northbound onto Highway 29, reaching speeds of approximately 100 miles per hour, according to Brooks.

He said the suspect vehicle took the 11th Street exit and turned left onto Scotts Valley Road, reaching speeds of approximately 70 miles per hour.

The pickup continued onto Riggs Road, where it hit a fence. After hitting the the fence, the suspect put his vehicle in reverse and rammed into the Lakeport Police officer's vehicle, Brooks said.

A sheriff’s deputy, who had exited his vehicle and witnessed the suspect ram the Lakeport Police vehicle, discharged his firearm at the suspect, said Brooks.

The suspect, who received multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for medical treatment and then transported by air ambulance to a trauma center, where he underwent surgery, according to Brooks.

Early on Friday afternoon, the condition of the suspect was not known, Brooks said.

The investigation into the incident is being handled by several agencies, including the Lake County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office, which are in charge of the crime scene on Scotts Valley Road, with Rasmussen explaining that his agency is investigating the burglary.

The California Highway Patrol also is on scene.

Lake County Public Works reported that it has Riggs Road closed at the intersection of Scotts Valley and Scotts Creek roads while investigators conduct their work.