The following is a press release from 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 06/26/2024, a Ukiah Police Department (UPD) Officer began an investigation into a burglary that had taken place at Oak Manor School earlier that morning. Upon arriving on campus, school staff found that the Administrative Building had been broken into by force, and items of food had been stolen from the refrigerator.
Oak Manor School security cameras captured a male subject moving about the campus around 3:00 am, and the subject was suspected of being the burglar. The suspect moved in the shadows, but could clearly be seen wearing a hat, a backpack, and bright blue tennis shoes.
At approximately 1:00 pm that afternoon a UPD Officer noticed a male subject wearing matching clothing in the parking lot of the Super 8 motel (693 South Orchard Avenue). The UPD Officer attempted to contact the subject to speak with him about the incident at Oak Manor School, but the male climbed through a fence and fled on a blue bicycle. UPD Officers and UPD Detectives checked the area but were unable to locate the subject.
On 06/29/2024 at approximately 6:30 pm the same UPD Officer was on routine patrol in the parking lot of the Quick Stop gas station (1105 Airport Park Boulevard) when he saw the male subject again. The male was still wearing the backpack, the bright blue shoes and he had his blue bicycle with him. The UPD Officer was able to contact the subject, who was identified as former Eureka resident and current Ukiah transient, Sixto Ramos O’Connell.
After questioning, Ramos O’Connell confessed to the burglary of the Oak Manor School Administrative Building and was placed under arrest. During a subsequent search of O’Connell’s backpack numerous baggies of controlled substances were located, accompanied by a significant amount of cash. Ramos O’Connell was transported to the Mendocino County Jail and booked for charges of 460(b) PC [burglary of an uninhabited dwelling] and 11378 H&S [possession of controlled substances for the purpose of sales].
As always, UPD’s mission is to make Ukiah as safe a place as possible, and we are grateful for the help that we received from the staff of the Oak Manor School. If you would like to know more about crime in your neighborhood, you can sign up for telephone, cellphone, and email notifications by clicking the Nixle button on our website; www.ukiahpolice.com.
Great work, Ukiah Police Dept!!!! Thank you!!!
What a loser