Clearlake Police Department

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Marcia Felty Taylor, who passed last night following a long and hard fought battle with cancer. Marcia was dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals within our community. She served with the City and Police Department as our Animal Licensing Technician and spent many hours connecting animals with rescues and adoptive families. Marcia was not one to take a challenge sitting. While battling cancer, she continued to come to wo...rk, maintained a positive attitude and didn’t complain. Although she retired last July to focus on her medical needs, she remained connected with and was proud to be part of her extended City Hall and Police Department families. Marcia truly helped us make a difference and we will miss her greatly.

Please use caution while driving due to the snow and wet weather. With the recent snow, there has been an increase in fallen trees, debris, and power lines in the roadways. Public Works and PG&E are working to clear hazards with a focus on main thoroughfares and hazards to homes. The roads are also extremely slippery and may have ice built up under the fallen snow. Everyone is advised to drive slower, give more following distance when following vehicles and begin stopping sooner when approaching a controlled intersection. For more tips regarding road and driving safety visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website at www.nhtsa.gov. You can also visit the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) website at dot.ca.gov for roadway conditions and closures.

Thanks to Moose Lodge and Walmart, today we were able to deliver 16 meals to persons experiencing homelessness in the community. We hope you are having a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

Today we provided ready to cook Thanksgiving dinners to 45 families in need in our community. We are grateful for the opportunity to lift up our community through this program. Thank you to Andrew Pierson at Foods Etc.-IGA for the logistics support in assembling the bags, our delivery team of officers, support staff and their family members, and of course our donors.

UPDATE: The signups are now closed. We will be sending confirmations soon. The Clearlake Police Department is excited to help make Thanskgiving enjoyable for families in our community who are experiencing economic hardship. We have 40 dinner kits complete with a turkey, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, potatoes, stuffing, gravy and a pumpkin pie. You will need to cook the turkey and sides. So, if you need a little help this year, be one of the first 40 to sign up at the follow...ing link: https://bit.ly/2IJQC3E. We will deliver the kit ahead of Thanksgiving on the morning of November 25 and you must be present to accept due to the perishable nature. Following your submission, we will notify you if you have been selected. We will only consider one entry per address (Clearlake residents only) and incomplete or duplicate entries will not be considered.

This month the City Council recognized several Police Department employees for their years of service to the city. We are grateful for their dedication to service and their interest in making Clearlake a cleaner, safer city! 5 Years: Dispatcher Banks, Detective Flores, Corporal Harden and Traffic Officer Perreault 25 Years: Captain Celli and Records/Communications Supervisor Vannest

Today we honor all those who have served our great country! We are also grateful for those veterans who serve amongst our ranks to make Clearlake a cleaner, safer city.

Yesterday, we we delivered thousands of trick or treat bags to over 900 children as part of operation You’ve Been Boo’d! A big thank you to everyone who made this possible - Charlotte White for spearheading the operation and packing bags for weeks, Jocelyn Cook and family for planning and prepping the delivery operation, our officers and staff and their families and our other volunteers, as well as Lake County Fire, who delivered and the donors who graciously provided support to deliver even more goodies than originally planned. The donors include Brett Freeman @ Lake County Towing, Jon Alvarez, Lora Anderson, Dora Wooster, Kerinza Vera, Healthy Start, Stacey Ramsey @ DSR Security, Natasha Sokoloski @ D M Compassion Center, Mike Mello, Reiko Hattori and Emery Wooster @ HR Block. We hope everyone had a safe and spooky Halloween!