Rio Vista PD Crime Log – We’re Back!

Febuary 12 – February 25

*Names and other specific information to identify persons are intentionally omitted.  All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.  Charges may be changed or dropped.  This is not a reflection of every police activity, but rather a selective summary.

February 13

Officers were told that Contra County Sheriff’s Deputies were pursuing a vehicle on Highway 160 and they lost visual of it near the Rio Vista Bridge.  An officer in the area saw the vehicle coming off of the bridge and confirmed it was the right car.  As soon as the officer turned on his lights to pull the car over, it sped off again.  Our officer stayed with him as he drove on Highway 12 near Church at over 100mph.  Luckily there were no other cars in the area that would have been endangered.  The suspect got to Highway 113 and his car caught fire.  He pulled over and jumped from the car where officers took him into custody.  They called the fire department to help put out the fire.  The suspect was turned over to Contra Costa County for the original arrest.

February 14

Officers were called to South Second Street for a possible home burglary in progress.  When they arrived, they learned that there was no burglary happening, but a person was inside the home that the owner did not want there.  That person was actually not allowed to be there because of a restraining order.  He had apparently snuck in through a window and then refused to leave.  He was arrested for violating the restraining order, but no theft had occurred.

February 15

A resident on Hamilton Avenue reported the theft of a small recreational vehicle.  The vehicle was parked in front of the residence under a tarp.  It was taken sometime during the night.  There is surveillance video of the area, but not of the vehicle or the theft directly.  Officers are following some leads.

February 17

An officer contacted a resident about a forgery of checks.  The victim had written two legitimate checks, but it seems they had been stolen from his mailbox.  After stealing the checks, they tried to change the recipient and numbers for significantly more money.  The checks were caught by the bank and not honored, so no loss had happened.  Neighbors had reported seeing a red sedan driving through the neighborhood and looking at mailboxes, but no calls were made to the PD.  At the moment, there are no viable leads to follow.

February 18

An officer was monitoring traffic in the city and stopped a vehicle for a license plate violation.  While speaking to the driver they saw an open bottle of beer and brass knuckles on the back seat – both of which are illegal.  The driver was briefly detained and evaluated for driving under the influence, which he was not.  He was given a misdemeanor citation for possessing an illegal weapon. 

February 19

There was a dispute between two renters at a storage facility.  One person did not want to let the other access the storage unit.  During the argument, one person broke a window.  They requested to press charges against the other.  Though this is mainly a civil matter involving possible eviction, they requested the report and it was forwarded to the District Attorney. 

February 21

There was a verbal argument on River Road between neighbors.  It turns out one neighbor threw a large shard of glass at another person’s head and threatened to kill them.  Even though the allegation was denied, officers found surveillance footage with audio that captured the entire incident.  The suspect was arrested and taken to jail for assault charges and criminal threats.  Following the arrest, a different person confronted the victim about calling the police.  The new suspect ended up punching the same victim, so he was taken into custody as well.

An officer found someone parked on River Road in an area marked with no trespassing signs.  He was in possession of license plates that were reported as stolen from a mailbox previously.  He was arrested for trespassing, possessing the stolen license plates and for violating the terms of his probation.

February 22

One of our officers contacted someone parked on North Front Street.  He recognized the man as being the restrained person in an active restraining order and on active probation.  The person was inside of a vehicle that belonged to the protected person in the restraining order.  Officers performed a probation search and found a methamphetamine pipe.  He was given a criminal citation for the pipe and for violating his probation.

February 23

A resident on Palisades Drive called the police because her son, who is supposed to stay away from her home due to a restraining order, was in her backyard.  He is supposed to stay 100 yards away from the home.  He was located sitting in the backyard and he was calmly detained.  Officers confirmed the restraining order and his status on active probation.  They located the methamphetamine pipe in his pocket as well.  He was arrested for violating the restraining order again, possessing drug paraphernalia and breaking the terms of his probation. 

February 24

Dispatch was contacted by Oakland Police Department that a person with multiple felony warrants was possibly living in a home in our city.  They provided a possible address and officers went there.  The suspect answered the door and, while he was upset, he was peacefully taken into custody.  He was booked into jail for two felony warrants from the City of Oakland.

February 25

One of our Sergeants saw a suspicious car on Sierra Avenue and check the license plate through Dispatch.  They advised the car was reported as stolen from Fairfield.  After the driver and passenger were detained, we contacted Fairfield PD about their case.  It seems as though the car given to a known person for car maintenance, but they never returned it, so the owner reported it stolen.  Since this did not appear to be any nefarious activity, with Fairfield PD agreeing, the two detained people were identified and released.  Fairfield PD will be following up to see if charges are appropriate and the vehicle was returned to the owner.