The following is a press release issued by the Ukiah Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On 06-16-2023 at approximately 2:24 PM, a UPD Officer was dispatched to the area of Honey Fluff Donuts (1296 N. State St) for a report of an unknown disturbance. UPD Dispatch further advised that the California Highway Patrol was responding to the same general area for a possible carjacking incident that could be related to the same call for service.
An Officer arrived on scene a short time later and observed a California Fish and Wildlife Warden with a subject detained in handcuffs (Travis Alvarez). Through the investigation, it was determined that a shipping company was transporting multiple large U-Haul box trucks to a destination and had stopped in the dirt lot directly north of KFC (1139 N. State St) to take a break. During that time Alvarez entered one of the trucks without permission and fled the dirt lot northbound on N. State Street in the truck.
One of the employees transporting the U-Haul trucks jumped into one of the other vehicles and began to pursue Alvarez. As they approached N. State Street and Ford Road in the right lane, the victim positioned the vehicle in front of Alvarez to prevent him from getting away. Alvarez accelerated ramming the victim’s vehicle causing damage. Alvarez then put the vehicle in reverse and accelerated rapidly ramming an uninvolved victims vehicle.
The employee who blocked Alvarez from escaping exited his vehicle and forcefully removed Alvarez from the stolen U-Haul truck. Alvarez began fighting with him until a California Fish and Wildlife Warden who happened to be in the area observed the altercation. The Warden exited his marked vehicle in a full uniform and ordered Alvarez to stop. Alvarez began to flee on foot when the Warden physically attempted to detain him. During that time an off-duty Ukiah Police Department Detective was driving by and observed the altercation between Alvarez and the Warden. The UPD Detective exited his personal vehicle and assisted the Warden placing Alvarez into handcuffs without further incident. The Warden sustained minor injuries during the course of his duties detaining Alvarez.
Due to the initial vehicle theft occurring in Ukiah City limits, UPD took over the investigation from CHP and California Fish and Wildlife. Alvarez was arrested for the listed offenses and later booked into the Mendocino County Jail.
The Ukiah Police Department would like to thank the California Fish and Wildlife Warden who assisted in the apprehension of Alvarez to prevent any further crimes or injuries. We would also like to thank CHP for their assistance with the scene and traffic control as this was a busy time of day.
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UKIAH police were too busy messing with the homeless to bother with crime.