El Cerrito Police Need Help Identifying Hate Crime Suspect

EL CERRITO UPDATE: El Cerrito police will be speaking with city officials Wednesday about an arson that is being investigated as a race-based hate crime, according to the mayor’s office.

Community members are invited to attend the Human Relations Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at El Cerrito’s City Hall as police make a presentation about the case, according to Mayor Greg Lyman’s office.

“I was disturbed to learn a family in our community were victims of an alleged race-based hate crime last week,” Lyman said in a statement.

“This unfortunate incident is not in character with the El Cerrito community and provides an opportunity to highlight our community’s commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.”

Police have also been asking to review surveillance footage from systems owned by residents on Arlington Boulevard around the time the incident occurred between 1:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Specifically, police are looking for any vehicles, bicycles or pedestrians that were active between the aforementioned hours.

Anyone with video footage or additional information is asked to contact El Cerrito police investigators at (510) 215-4400 or investigations@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us. El Cerrito police were not immediately available to provide more details on the incident.

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EL CERRITO: The El Cerrito Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in an on-going hate crime investigation.

Police are asking to review footage from residents with surveillance systems on Arlington Boulevard for activity that occurred on Feb. 24 between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. Specifically, police are looking for any vehicles, bicycles or pedestrians that were active between the aforementioned hours.

The police department will provide more information about the investigation and response to the incident, in a brief presentation at the Human Relations Commission meeting Wednesday.

Anyone with video footage or additional information is encouraged to contact the El Cerrito Police Department investigators at investigations@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us.

By Bay City News
Photo courtesy of El Cerrito Police Twitter