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El Cerrito Police Recover Stolen School Laptops
Police arrested 22-year-old Zachary Arifin of El Cerrito. Police say classrooms at Wilson Elementary were broken into and vandalized.
EL CERRITO, CA — El Cerrito police recovered 25 laptops meant for Wilson Elementary School first graders’ distance learning and several projectors that were stolen from the campus, authorities said Thursday.
On Wednesday, police spotted a suspicious vehicle driving the wrong way on Portola Drive near the El Cerrito Community Center. As police followed the car, it pulled over in front of Wilson Elementary School; the passenger quickly jumped out and the driver fled the scene and was able to escape.