Crime Prevention

The majority of the theft reports taken in the City of Winters contain a variation on the following line “victim stated that they left their vehicle or their door unlocked.”  The simplest thing you can do to prevent the theft of your vehicle, items in your vehicle, and items from your home is by following these steps

1.         Please lock your car after parking your vehicle.  Car thieves often try multiple car handles looking for easy targets.

2.         Please lock your residence door; this includes the front, back, sliding, and garage doors.  Thieves are always on the look out for an easy target.  The more time/effort/noise an entry takes, the less likely it is that the thief will be successful

3.         Don’t leave valuables in plain sight.  Remember out of sight is out of mind, this means placing packages in your vehicles truck or using curtains/ blinds on your windows in your home.  Nothing provides temptation for a thief like being able to look in a window and see something of value.

4.         Try not to park on the street.  It is more difficult to open both a locked garage door and a locked vehicle then it is to open a vehicle alone.

5.         If you see something suspicious or you are missing items of value call the police.  The job of the police department is to protect and serve the community; if you don’t call then we can’t help.  You can call the police department both to report a crime and to report a suspicious circumstance.  If you have an emergency call 911, for non-emergencies you can call our 24-hour dispatch line at 530-795-4561

If you would like more information about crime prevention please email tips.winters@winterspolice.org

 

 

WINTERS POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASES

2/14/12
1:30 pm – A found cellular telephone was turned over to Police.

5:00 pm – Richard James Sarro, Jr., 28, of West Sacramento was issued a notice to appear for driving with a suspended/revoked driver’s license, failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to provide proof of insurance.

10:54 pm – On the 1000 block of Suffolk Court, Officers responded to an audible residential alarm.  An open door was found.  The residence was cleared and secured.

2/15/12
1:28 am – On the first block of Main Street, Officers responded to an audible alarm.  The business was found secure.

10:42 am – On the 700 block of Main Street, Officers responded to an audible residential alarm.  The residence was found secure.

12:11 pm – On the 200 block of Baker Street, a pocket knife was found on the floor of a school classroom.  It was not determined who owned the knife.

2:05 pm – Corey Shane Lahn, 20, of Elk Grove was arrested on an outstanding Concord Police Department bench warrant charging him with failure to appear on a previous charge of petty theft.  Lahn was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

5:52 pm – Juan Manuel Paramo-Chavez, 38, of Napa was issued a notice to appear for being an unlicensed driver.

2/16/12
Unk. – On the 400 block of Anderson Avenue, a cellular telephone was stolen from a backpack.  Loss - $250.

12:44 am – Elizabeth Florence Guerra, 28, of Sunnyvale was arrested for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, possessing methamphetamine and possessing controlled substance paraphernalia.  Guerra was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

10:41 pm – On the 300 block of Peach Place, an Officer assisted Vacaville Police Department with an attempt to locate a vehicle involved in a hit and run.

2/17/12
2:58 am - Darian Derrick Flores, 19, of Dixon was arrested on for possessing a narcotic without a prescription, possessing cocaine with intent to sell, and transporting cocaine.  Flores was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to the Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

10:10 am – On the 1000 block of Kennedy Driver, victim was involved in a “secret shopper” scam.

 

2/16/12
4:27 pm – Chantel Marie Riley, 35, of Winters was arrested on an outstanding Yolo County Sheriff bench warrant charging her with violation of probation on previous charge of willful cruelty to a child causing injury or death.  Riley was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

11:19 pm – Heriberto Rico, 22, of Fairfield was arrested for possessing cocaine, transporting cocaine, possessing a loaded firearm within a vehicle, possessing a loaded firearm while in possession of a narcotic and possessing a loaded firearm while in the commission of a felony.  Rico was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

2/18/12
11:45 am – Adelfa DeLaCruz Borges, 27, of Woodland was issued a notice to appear for being an unlicensed driver.

8:22 pm – On Purtell Court, Officers assisted Yolo County Sheriff Deputies with subject attempting to gain entry to a residence.

2/20/12
12:35 am – Kathleen Mary White, 59, a transient, was arrested for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.  White was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

1:10 pm – William Clinton Sanders, 44, a transient was arrested on an outstanding Butte County Sheriff  bench warrant charging him with violation of probation on previous charges of carrying a concealed dirk/dagger and brandishing a weapon.  Sanders was booked at Winters Police Department and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration.

The Winters Police Department participates in several special enforcement events such as Avoid the 8 which concentrates on DUI enforcement and Click it or Ticket which concentrates on seat belt violations.