KELSEYVILLE ? Wild goats were to blame for a break-in Thursday morning at a Glebe Road vacation home in Kelseyville, according to a report from the Lake County Sheriff”s Office.
A deputy responded to an alarm at the home at 8:20 a.m. and found several windows shattered and window screens shredded. He saw something move behind the house while checking the perimeter, and spotted two goats ? one large with horns and the other “relatively small,” according to the report.
“When the deputy confronted the goats, the fled the property,” Captain James Bauman of the LCSO wrote in a press release.
Goat droppings were found outside and inside the house. When the deputy contacted an unidentified neighbor to determine who owned the goats, she told him the goats were apparent strays that had previously damaged another home in the area.
MIDDLETOWN ? Two Middletown men were arrested Wednesday in connection to a stolen vehicle that had been dumped on Socrates Mine Road. Raymond Marrujo, 30, was arrested for receiving stolen property.
Jason Hagan, 30, was arrested for vehicle theft, receiving stolen property and several other charges including illegal dumping.
According to a report issued by the Clear Lake area California Highway Patrol, witnesses had reported a dumped vehicle consisting of a pick-up truck cab and frame on Nov. 11. CHP Officer Erich Paarsch had responded and with the assistance of Lake County Code Enforcement Officer Rod Hillard, was able to identify the vehicle as stolen out of Vacaville.
Witnesses reportedly identified a residence on Mead Road where the truck was believed to have been dismantled. Officer Paarsch and CHP Officer Kevin Domby obtained a warrant for the residence and a search was conducted on Wednesday with the assistance of the Lake County Narcotics Task Force.
During search of the residence, officers reportedly located the engine belonging to the stolen vehicle along with several other components. As a result of the search Marrujo was arrested for receiving stolen property.
Investigation of the incident is ongoing with additional suspects being sought in connection with theft of the vehicle.
