Nearly $10,000 in suspected stolen property recovered during a proactive probation search

On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at approximately 10:20 a.m., three officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department contacted two subjects in a motel room in the 2000-block of Cleveland Avenue. Claudia Gonzalez-Ortega, a 31-year-old transient from Santa Rosa, was on probation for an attempted robbery and possession of burglary tools conviction in 2021. In the motel room with Gonzalez-Ortega was Driden Adrian Estrada, a 35-year-old transient from Santa Rosa. Estrada was on numerous different counts of probation for convictions in 2021 and 2022 for attempted grand theft, possession of burglary tools, and possession of stolen property. Estrada also had outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Sonoma and Napa counties. Gonzalez-Ortega and Estrada were detained by the officers, who then conducted a search of their motel room pursuant to the terms of their respective probations. Over seventy items with an approximate retail value of $9,243 were located during the search. During the course of their investigation, officers were able to confirm many of the items were stolen from a local department store. Based on the packaging of the remaining items, the officers suspected them to be stolen as well. The suspected stolen items were seized, including the stolen jacket Estrada was wearing when he was detained. Detectives with our Property Crimes Investigations are actively working on identifying additional victims and returning the property.

Gonzalez-Ortega was transported to jail and booked for the following charges:

496(a) PC – Felony possession of stolen property
1203.2 PC – Felony violation of probation
182(a)(1) PC – Felony conspiracy

Estrada was transported to jail and booked for the following charges:

496(a) PC – Felony possession of stolen property
1203.2 PC – Misdemeanor violation of probation
1203.2 PC – Misdemeanor violation of probation
182(a)(1) PC – Felony conspiracy
(1) Sonoma County felony warrant
(1) Napa County misdemeanor warrant

Media inquiries can be made to Sergeant Charlie La Sala at clasala@srcity.org, or the on-duty sergeant at 707-543-3625. SRPD case #23-274.