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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man has been arrested on several charges in connection to an early morning vehicle burglary earlier this week.
Robert Lee Hayes, 31, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 7, for vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and vandalism, according to a report from Clearlake Police Sgt. Rodd Joseph.
Joseph said that at 4:30 a.m. Sunday an attentive Clearlake resident called Clearlake Police Department to report two suspicious male subjects looking into the windows of several parked vehicles in the area of Silk's Bar and Grill at 14825 Lakeshore Drive.
He said several Clearlake police officers responded to the area. There, the witness directed officers to Flyer’s gas station where one of the subjects was last seen.
Officers located Hayes, who matched the description given by a witness of one of the subjects at Flyer’s gas station, Joseph said.
Police officers questioned Hayes, who Joseph said was found to be in possession of an identification card in the name of another person.
Joseph said a cellular phone also was found in close proximity to Hayes. During a check of the phone, the same name was located in the phone contact list as was on the identification card found on Hayes’ person.
During further questioning by officers, Hayes allegedly admitted to smashing the window of a parked vehicle at Redbud Park moments earlier and stealing several items from inside the vehicle, Joseph said.
Joseph said the stolen property included the identification card in the victim’s name, the victims’ cellular phone and a few dollars in change. The victim vehicle described by Hayes was ultimately located in the Redbud Park parking lot with a smashed window.
Hayes also has been linked to several other recent vehicle burglaries in the area of Silk's Bar and Grill and Redbud Park, Joseph said. The stolen property was later returned to the owner.
Hayes was booked into the Lake County Jail, with bail set at $30,000. Jail records indicated that Hayes remained in custody on Tuesday.
Anyone with information about a crime occurring in the community can call the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.
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