Fire and medical personnel were dispatched to an unresponsive person found in an alcove of the church at 1601 Hemlock St. around 12 PM. The person was pronounced deceased, and Chico Police Officers arrived to investigate. At this time there are no signs of foul play surrounding this death. This person appeared to be homeless. This press release is in response to a request from local media to be notified of deaths in the public right of way.

*Subject Found Safely*     The Chico Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing at risk person. 73 year-old Raji Dorotez walked away from the Torres Shelter (101 Silver Dollar Way) tonight at about 5pm. Mr. Dorotez is Caucasian with short grey hair and a grey beard. He has a thin build and stands about 5’8” tall. He was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt and dark pants. He walks with a hunch and carries a black backpack. Mr. Dorotez suffers from dementia.

On November 21, 2020, at approximately 2:06 AM, Chico Police Dispatch received a call from a homeowner on the 100 block of Commonwealth Ct regarding a vehicle that had collided into the residence. The caller indicated the vehicle had fled the area.
Chico Police Officers arrived and contacted the homeowner. From the investigation, officers confirmed an unknown vehicle collided into a bedroom of the residence. The bedroom belonged to a small child and luckily the child was safe and unharmed. There is no description of the vehicle but should have front end damage.

On November 19th the Chico Police Department became aware of a Limited Stay at Home Order issued by the Governor
for counties in the purple tier. The order goes into effect on Saturday (November 21) and restricts non-essential work,
movement, and gatherings between the hours of 10:00 pm and 5:00 am. The order will remain in effect until 5:00 am on
December 21, 2020.
The Chico P.D. will continue to respond to any incident with the potential for criminal behavior or impacts to public safety

On 11/16/20 at 9:49 am a citizen called 911 to report he found a man deceased inside of a tent near the intersection of Humboldt Ave. and Pine St.  Officers arrived on scene and confirmed an adult male was deceased inside of his tent.  The tent was adjacent to Little Chico Creek.  There were no signs of foul play.  Witnesses advised the subject was ill for past few days.  The scene was turned over the Butte County Sheriff Coroner’s Office.  The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification to his next of kin.

On 11/8/20 at approximately 7:38 PM, Chico Police Dispatch received a report of multiple gunshots fired near the intersection of Oak Street and W. 5th Street.  The reporting party discovered that a single round had struck a nearby apartment complex and entered an attached garage area. 

Officers responded to the area and located the damaged area.  During a neighborhood canvas, Chico Police Officers discovered additional evidence of a shooting.  At the time of this report, no gunshot victims have been located or identified. 

On 11/04/20 at 12:01pm Chico Police Officers were dispatched to the Enloe Hospital Parking Structure for a subject threating to jump off the top floor. Chico Police Officers and Chico Fire personal arrived on scene. Officers from the hostage negotiation team were on duty and began a dialog with the subject. These officers have specialized training in de-escalation. The subject was dangling his legs precariously over the edge of the building. Officers summoned assistance from the Butte County Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team. BCMH assisted officers at the scene.

On October 31, 2020, at approximately 11:30 AM Chico Police Dispatch received 911 calls regarding gunshots being heard in the south Chico area.  Officers responded and located evidence of a firearm being discharged.  Witnesses in the area were interviewed and evidence was collected.  At this time there have been no reported injuries as a result of the shooting.  The investigation is open and active.

On 10/29/20 at 0046 hours the reporting party was pushing his bicycle through the parking lot of a business in the 2400 block of Notre Dame Blvd, when he discovered a male, laying on his back, outside a vehicle, that appeared deceased.  The reporting party ran to the nearby Chico Fire Station 4 and reported what he had discovered.  Chico Fire responded to the victim’s location and confirmed the victim was deceased.