Police seek leads in burglary at nonprofit agency; vehicles, computers among stolen items
- Lake County News reports
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying who was responsible for a burglary at a local nonprofit that was discovered on Monday morning.
At 8:35 a.m. Monday Lakeport Police officers responded to the Redwood Community Services office, located at 160 S. Main St., for a report of a burglary.
Agency officials told the investigating officers that computers, gas cards, a 2009 Gold Toyota Matrix (License plate No. 6ZAY739) and a 2011 White Toyota Corolla (License plate No. 6PAJ832) had been stolen from the office using keys that were stored inside a cabinet, police said.
Police said many of the offices and desks throughout the building had been rifled through and a safe had been damaged by an attempt to break into it.
The investigating officers located several items in the building that are suspected to have been used to break into locked cabinets as well as other items that are believed to have belonged to a suspect involved, police said.
The police department said Monday that it’s not yet known how the burglars made entry into the building, as all the windows and doors were locked and undamaged at the time the crime was discovered by the reporting parties.
Police provided pictures of what the vehicles look like, which are shown above.
If you see these vehicles with the license plates reported above, do not confront the individuals driving them but instead contact your local law enforcement department or call 9-1-1.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Lakeport Police Department by calling Officer Jonathon Reynolds, 707-263-5461, Extension 121; by sending a private message on the agency’s Facebook page @LakeportPolice; or by sending an anonymous message through Nixle on your cellular telephone by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777.