LAKEPORT, Calif. — Police have arrested a young Lakeport man in connection to a series of burglaries and thefts.
Jordan Daniel Alger, 18, is the suspect in those cases, police said.
Over the past several weeks, Lakeport Police Department officers have been investigating a series of residential burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts.
In addition to two vehicles, the stolen items included thousands of dollars of tools, firearms and other items.
Numerous LPD officers were involved in the ongoing and active investigation and, from multiple methods, were able to identify Alger as a suspect.
On Jan. 7, the Lakeport Police Department arrested Alger for burglary, conspiracy, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Subsequently, Alger was identified as a suspect in a total of five additional cases, including the ones described above that involved vehicles, burglary and theft of firearms.
While the investigation was active, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alger in another part of Lake County on several charges, including possession of controlled substances while armed with a loaded firearm and possession of a short-barrel rifle. He has been in custody since Jan. 20.
During followup investigations this week, Lakeport Police officers recovered a stolen vehicle in Nice which was connected to Alger.
Additionally, a stolen gun belt from one of the Lakeport burglaries was in the vehicle, police said.
Based on all the evidence, facts and circumstances gathered to date, Lakeport Police officers are placing additional charges and booking Alger on two counts of felony vehicle theft, two counts of burglary, felony conspiracy and felony theft of a firearm.
Based on an affidavit from Lakeport Police requesting bail enhancement, a Lake County Superior Court Judge set bail on these charges at $250,000.
“Our investigation remains active, and we seek additional leads that may connect Alger to additional crimes while Alger remains in custody,” police sadi in a Frida statement.
Anyone with information related to Alger’s criminal activities in January is asked to contact Lakeport Police Sgt. Andrew Welter at 707-263-5491, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by submitting an anonymous tip by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777 or by sending police a private Facebook message at https://www.facebook.com/LakeportPolice/.
Lakeport man arrested in series of burglaries, vehicle theft and firearm theft
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