On 05/20/2023, at approximately 3:10 AM, Chico Police Officers responded to an address on Luciano Circle for a report of domestic violence. CPD officers quickly arrived on scene and contacted the involved parties. During the investigation, it was determined the suspect was a juvenile female who did not live at the residence. When officers attempted to detain the female suspect, she became combative and physically resisted both officers. The suspect then proceeded to kick the first officer in the side of the head.

On 5/16/23, around 7:55 PM, Chico Police Department Officers responded to the parking lot of Costco for a reported assault. They located the victim unconscious with a significant head wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where the victim is still in critical condition.

Officers located the suspect nearby and they eventually arrested the suspect for battery, causing serious bodily injury. The suspect was booked into Butte County Jail.

Location: 2100 Dr. Martin Luther King Pkwy

On 5/15/23 at 9:50 PM, Chico Police Officers responded to 1055 E. Lassen Ave. on a report of a subject discharging a firearm in public.  Several subjects fled the area prior to police arrival. Officers discovered there had been a fight in the area, and during that fight one subject discharged a firearm in the air. At this time, we do not have a suspect description to release. No one was harmed during the discharge of the firearm, but there were some injuries resulting from the associated fight. 

On May 13th, 2023 at approximately 9:48 pm, Chico Police Officers were checking a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a business in the 2000 block of E. 20th Street. As the officer was speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, the officer recognized a subject who was also associated with the vehicle. This subject was walking toward the front of the business. The officer recognized Oliver Anderson, 39 yrs. old of Oroville, from previous law enforcement contacts. The officer knew Anderson had a history of weapons and was currently on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS).

On 5/6/23 at approximately 12:07 AM, Chico Police Officers were sent to the 700 block of W. 7th Street, Chico, for a report of a shooting. As Officers were arriving on scene, they learned that the suspects had fled the area. Officers learned that several subjects had been attempting to enter a house party. When residents did not allow the subject to enter the party, the subject struck one of the victims on the head with a handgun.

As previously reported by Chief of Police B. Aldridge during his press conference later that morning, on 05/06/23 at approximately 0330 hours, CPD officers were dispatched to a shooting near the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue.  Several callers reported that unknown suspect(s) fired multiple rounds from a moving vehicle before fleeing the area.  Responding officers identified six victims at the scene who were struck by gunfire.  With one victim refusing, five of the victims were taken to an area hospital for treatment.  Sadly, one of the victims did not survive. 

On May 7th, 2023, at 4:52 a.m., the Chico Police Dispatch Center received a call from an employee of the Walgreens store at 860 East Avenue in Chico, reporting a robbery had just occurred there. A man had entered the store and walked behind the checkout counter with a crowbar in his hand. The man pried open one of the registers and took an unknown amount of money from inside the register. He then fled out the front door on foot. Officers responded and began an area check for the suspect, but he was not located.

On April 23rd at about 3:15 AM, the Chico Police Department received a report of a gunshot that had occurred inside a business in the 200 block of Walnut Street in Chico. Officers quickly arrived on scene and were able to locate evidence showing a gunshot did occur inside the business. Nobody was injured by the gunfire, and the suspect fled the scene prior to officers arriving. Currently, there is no suspect information.