Tag: Martinez Police Department
Martinez Police blotter for Feb. 16-28, 2019
On February 16th at 1:38 am, Officer Angoco responded to an apartment complex in the 800 block of Brown Street for a woman yelling loudly and throwing items at her neighbor’s door. The woman refused to come out and speak with police, but was given a warning. Approximately twenty minutes later Officer Angoco returned to […]
Trafficking awareness topic at Soroptimist of Martinez meeting
Corporal Ryan Baillie of the Martinez Police Department spoke before a recent meeting of Soroptimist International of Martinez. He shared the events of the 3-year long investigation and subsequent conviction of members in a local human sex trafficking operation. The initial contact was with a victim living in Martinez where Officer Baillie first was assigned […]
Couple arrested in neglect-related death of woman’s father
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 77-year-old Martinez man, which Martinez Police said appears to be a case of elderly neglect. The two are identified as Edmund Phillip St. John, 49, and Laura Ann Lawrence, 50. In a statement released Tuesday through Capt. Aaron Roth, the […]
Martinez Police blotter for Feb. 1-15, 2019
On February 1st at 4:36 am, Officer Ramos responded to the 1800 block of Redwood Dr. for an unknown subject knocking on the door. Officer Ramos contacted the man, who was intoxicated. The man was arrested for public intoxication and booked into MDF. Case# 19- 345. At 7:00 am, Officer Sousa responded to the 3800 […]
Student arrested after written threat at MJHS
A Martinez Junior High School student scrawled the threat of a school shooting on a campus bathroom mirror and was arrested Tuesday, police said. On Tuesday, Martinez Police Department officers were dispatched to the Martinez Junior High School for threatening graffiti written on a bathroom mirror. Through a cooperative investigation with school staff, it was […]
Martinez Police blotter for Jan. 16-31, 2019
1:55 pm, Detective Miller took a report of an unknown person offering candy to two junior high students last week. The incident was reported to school staff at that time. Case# 19- 148. At 11:45 pm, Officer Lucido conducted a traffic stop at Walmart. The passenger was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Case# […]
MPD makes drug and gun arrest
On Thursday, Martinez Police Department detectives conducted a probation search in the 3900 block of Alhambra Avenue. As a result of the search, Andrew Lopez of Concord was arrested for felony warrants, as well as possession of controlled substances for sales and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Specifically, Lopez was located in […]
Martinez Police make two gun-related arrests
On Monday around 8:13 p.m. hours, Martinez Police Department officers was dispatched to the 400 block of Gilger Avenue for a welfare check. A neighbor in the area heard a gunshot come from a residence earlier in the day, and no activity had been noticed in the house since hearing the gunshot. Officers arrived and […]
Man dies in Howe Road collision
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A 37-year-old man died Thursday night after a passenger car collided with a parked commercial vehicle on Howe Road, according to a statement from Martinez Police Department. The statement, issued by Sgt. Patrick Salamid and Chief Manjit Sappal, said officers were sent to the 800 block of Howe Road after the department […]
Martinez Police blotter for Dec. 1-15, 2018
On December 1st at 12:13 am, Officer Angoco conducted a traffic stop in the area of Sweetwater Drive and Muir Road. He contacted the driver, a 28-year-old man from Concord, who had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest. The man was also in possession of 1.5 grams of methamphetamine. He was booked into the Martinez […]
