Patrol Division Weekly Activity Report 9/20/12 to 9/26/12

REPORTS: 78

ARRESTS: 38

DUI’s: 1

Moving citations: 3

City code citations: 1

Statistics

Arrests included: 6 for public intoxication, 5 for burglary, 3 warrant arrests, 3 for possessing methamphetamine, 3 for possessing stolen property, 2 for domestic violence, 2 for drug influence and/or possessing drug paraphernalia, 2 for fighting on school grounds, and 1 each for: battery on school grounds, violating probation or parole, a minor possessing alcohol at school, possession of an illegal weapon, resisting arrest, a minor possessing ammunition, a minor possessing alcohol, brandishing a weapon, attempted kidnapping, battery, and prowling. Probation or parole holds were placed on 4 of these arrests.

Officers investigated 2 traffic collisions, 2 injury traffic collisions, 2 hit and run traffic collisions, and 3 deaths.

Officers took reports of: 11 thefts, 7 found property, 3 child neglect, 3 vandalisms, 3 domestic violence, 3 missing persons, 2 burglaries, 2 stolen vehicles, , 2 stolen vehicle recoveries, and 1 each of; counterfeit bill, assault with a dangerous weapon, peeping into a residence, animal bite, and annoying telephone calls.

Officers assisted the Ukiah Police Detective Bureau with several investigations, the Willits Police Department with a barricaded subject, and the Mendocino County Sheriff‘s Office with recovering stolen property.

Highlights for the Week

On September 20th the Ukiah Police Department begun investigating a stabbing which occurred in the 1600 block of Lockwood Drive, and has left the 16 year old victim hospitalized with serious injuries. Ukiah Police Officers and Detectives determined the altercation started in Vinewood Park, where two subjects confronted another group including 19 year old Alejandro Gonzalez and the 16 year old victim, and made gang related statements. The two left but soon returned in two different vehicles and with additional people, some of whom were armed with various weapons including a machete. This group located Gonzalez and the others as they were leaving the park and another confrontation ensued and more gang related statements were made. Gonzalez and the others ran from the group and separated. The others followed, some in a vehicle which attempted to run over Gonzalez and struck a curb in the vicinity of a small child.

Gonzalez was able to get away, but was returning to the scene carrying pipes when he was stopped and subsequently arrested by responding officers for weapons possession. Gonzalez had also apparently solicited others to return with him for further altercations.

The 16 year old juvenile attempted to run into a residence on Lockwood and was attacked by 18 year old Jaime Antonio Zambrano, 19 year old Marcos Vasquez, and 26 year old Jorge Alvarado. The juvenile was punched, kicked, and stabbed multiple times in the back causing life threatening injuries. The suspects are believed to have then fled in a vehicle.

In the early morning hours of September 25th Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle in North Ukiah, and ultimately arrested Zambrano and Vasquez on charges unrelated to the stabbing. Later that morning Ukiah Police Detectives charged Zambrano and Vasquez with attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and criminal conspiracy related to the stabbing.

Also that morning Detectives located Jorge Alvarado’s vehicle in the 200 block of West Gobbi Street, and located evidence indicating it had been used during the initial incident.

Alvarado was contacted and ultimately arrested for attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and criminal conspiracy.

This case remains under investigation, and enhancements for committing gang related crimes will be sought. Anyone with information is asked to the Ukiah Police Department at 463-6262.

On September 22nd at about 6:40 AM Ukiah Police responded to the Softball Fields at 100 City Well Road for an alarm activation to the “snack shack” and storage building. Responding officers contacted 37 year old Paul Edward McManus in the parking lot, collecting cans from the garbage. McManus told officers he’d just seen a couple leave the area in a vehicle, but denied knowing anything about the alarm activation. Officers then noticed 47 year old Donald Ray Duke also on the grounds, and contacted him. Duke also claimed to have seen a couple just leave the area but denied knowledge of the alarm, and claimed to also be retrieving recyclables.

Officers located a pair of bolt cutters near the building, and found the padlock had been removed from the door. It was determined McManus and Duke had smoked methamphetamine together earlier in the morning, and that after arriving at the location Duke used the bolt cutters to attempt entry into the building. McManus and Duke were arrested for criminal conspiracy and attempted burglary.

Dukes’ vehicle was searched, and officers located numerous tools inside, including; a chainsaw, a pressure washer, and drills. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were investigating a burglary reported in the Plant Road area, and responded and confirmed some of the items in the vehicle were stolen in that burglary. It was determined the pressure washer and some other items were stolen from the Redwood Health Club.

McManus and Duke were booked into the Mendocino County Jail for attempted burglary, criminal conspiracy, possessing stolen property, and McManus was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia.

On September 23rd at about 7:30 AM Ukiah Police responded to the 700 block of South Dora Street regarding a suspicious person prowling around a building. Officers located a subject matching the reported description in the 300 block of West Mill Street, identified as 28 year old John Edward Knight, of Ukiah. Knight was walking with a female who tried to hide behind a near-by fence. The female was identified as 21 year old Samantha Lee Green, who had a warrant for her arrest. Green was found to possess a usable amount of methamphetamine as well as a morphine tablet, and was charged with possessing a controlled substance and a narcotic. Knight had a personal check in his possession that was determined to have been recently stolen from the mail, and was charged with possessing stolen property.

On September 23rd at about 3:50 PM Ukiah Police responded to the 200 block of Observatory Avenue regarding a subject brandishing a knife. Officers located numerous witnesses in the area, and learned 19 year old Elias Alejandro Sanchez had held a large knife in a threatening manner towards a several other subjects, while making threatening statements. Sanchez and the other subjects were apparently members of opposing gangs. Sanchez was located and arrested for brandishing a knife and criminal threats.

On September 23rd at about 5:35 PM Ukiah Police responded to Food Maxx at 1235 Airport Park Boulevard for a shoplifting that just occurred. The officer learned two suspects had left the store with a shopping cart containing over $400.00 of groceries without paying. When contacted by store employees the two subjects fled in a vehicle. The officer proceeded to a residence in the 200 block of Irvington Drive and noticed one of the suspects sitting in the front yard. The suspect retreated into the house refusing commands from the officer to stop. The officer radioed for assistance and followed the subject, and detained 22 year old Daniel Sanchez who ultimately admitted stealing the groceries. Officers located the second suspect, a 16 year old male juvenile, hiding in a side yard who also admitted to the theft. Both subjects were arrested for burglary and criminal conspiracy, and Sanchez was charged with violating probation. The juvenile had a warrant for his arrest from Lake County, and was found to possess a crudely manufactured illegal weapon, and was additionally charged.

On September 24th at about 9:45 AM Ukiah Police responded to a residence in the 500 block of Ford Street regarding a domestic violence incident. Officers learned 34 year old Dennis Lee Harden had arrived at the residence, and forced his way in pushing past the victim, the later allegedly chocked the victim. Hardin had left the residence but was located near-by and arrested for domestic violence. Hardin had a weighted glove in his possession, commonly known as a “sap glove”, and was additionally charged. A protective order was obtained prohibiting Hardin from contacting the victim.

On September 24th at about 10:00 AM Ukiah Police responded to the 300 block of Talmage Road for a female who had been threatened by a male. Officers learned the victim had been walking along Talmage Road and approached the male walking the opposite direction. As the male passed the victim he shouted, “what are you looking at!”, then turned around and started following the victim, and shouted, “I’m going to get you!”. The victim started walking faster and the male did also, so the victim ran across the street and was contacted by a witness who viewed the incident. It was learned two people had observed the male begin to follow the victim, and noticed the victim was terrified and were preparing to intervene when the victim was able to get away. A description of the suspect was broadcast, and officers soon located 41 year old Jesse David Cutt Cooper, of Eureka, in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 1155 Airport Park Boulevard. Cooper was arrested for criminal threats and attempted kidnapping, and booked into the County Jail.

On September 26th at about 2:15 AM Ukiah Police observed a vehicle leaving the area of Greeott’s Brake and Wheel, in the 1300 block of South State Street. The officer saw the handle of a floor jack protruding from the open trunk, and stopped the vehicle. The officer determined 53 year old Debbie Kay Mcosker and 59 year old John Little Pestoni has taken the jack, and some tires and wheels, from behind the Greeott’s building. Mcosker and Pestoni were arrested for possessing stolen property and criminal conspiracy.

During the month of September, 2012, the Ukiah Police Department has received an increase in suspicious and criminal activity reported in one of its residential areas. The areas involved include Highland Avenue, Yokayo Court, Park Place, West Smith Street, West Standley Street, Cochrane Avenue, Live Oak Avenue, West Church Street, Mendocino Avenue, and South Spring Street. The activity reported involves a large amount of thefts from unlocked vehicles and mail thefts, but includes an attempted residential burglary and the theft of a motorcycle. This activity has occurred during both daytime and nighttime hours.

The Ukiah Police Department would like to remind its residents to remain vigilant in deterring this type of activity by keeping the doors to their vehicles, their house, storage buildings, and garages locked, and to store their valuables in a safe and secure manner. Reports of suspicious person(s) or crimes in progress, occurring at the time, should be made by telephone by calling the Ukiah Police Department at 463-6262, or 911 if it is an emergency. To report other incidents the Ukiah Police Department offers the option of online reporting through CopLogic, and this information can be accessed on the website, at www.ukiahpolice.com.

Prepared by Captain Justin Wyatt