December 2, 2022 - Merced – Public assistance is needed to identify a suspect in commercial burglary at a local music store.
On Thursday, December 1st at 9:30 P.M., officers responded to an alarm call at Gottschalks Music Center store at 355 W. Main Street. The unknown suspect forced entry and stole two guitars and an amplifier. The suspect left the area before officers arrived at the scene.
Video surveillance depicted the suspect as a white male adult, 5’10’, 30’s, brown hair, wearing grey hooded sweatshirt, black topcoat, black pants, and shoes.
If you have any information on the suspect, we encourage you to contact the Merced Police Department.
Case Number: 22-70230
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Tucker Zazueta at 209-388-7783 or by email at zazuetaz@cityofmerced.org.
Other ways to contact us or report crime include:
For any emergency call or text 911
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912
Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725
Anonymous Tips online at http://www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org/index.html.
Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website https://www.cityofmerced.org/departments/police.
Source: Merced Police Department
