Lakeport Police Department seeks assistance in identifying subjects involved in vehicle theft, tampering

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying two male subjects involved in vehicle theft and tampering in a city neighborhood early Friday morning.

At 3 a.m. Friday the Lakeport Police Department responded to a report of an in-progress vehicle theft in the area of 15th and Hartley Street, the agency said.

Upon the officer’s arrival, the officer saw that the vehicle had been abandoned on scene, police said.

Afterward, police received numerous reports of vehicles that had also been either vandalized or tampered with or had items stolen out of them in the surrounding area, the department report.

During the investigation, officers were able to obtain surveillance footage that showed two male subjects responsible for the acts. They can be seen in the videos posted on this page.

Police said the total loss to victims is estimated at more than $1,500.

If anyone has any information regarding these subjects, please contact the investigating Officer Casey Debolt at 707-263-5491 ext. 122 or by email at cdebolt@lakeportpolice.org, or Officer Joe Medici at Extension 120 or email at jmedici@lakeportpolice.org.

You can also send an anonymous message from your cellular device by texting the word TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777 or by sending us a private message on Facebook.

Police asked anyone who sees any suspicious activity to their local law enforcement agency.

Additionally, they reminded people to lock their vehicles at night and to remove any and/or all valuables from vehicles.