Three dangerous criminals arrested in Chico in separate incidents over two days

CHICO, California – The Chico Police Department (CPD) has helped capture three dangerous fugitives hiding in Chico over the past two days.

Police said a CPD officer witnessed a vehicle flagged in the California Vehicle Database on Friday. The car was marked as associated with a man wanted in Los Angeles for possession of a fully automatic rifle. The officer located the vehicle eastbound on State Highway 32 toward Bruce Road. Due to traffic, the officer was unable to get behind the suspect vehicle and lost sight of it, according to CPD.

CPD said patrol officers were able to move the vehicle, which was parked at an address near Sierra Sunrise Terrace. Officers contacted the Chico Police Violence Suppression Unit (VSU) and the Butte Interagency Narcotics RTask Force (BINTF) to assist in locating and apprehending the dangerous criminal.

The wanted criminal, identified as 21-year-old Azhoni Meeks-Davenpor, was arrested by the CPD with assistance from Los Angeles Police Department Intelligence.

Additionally, CPD said their department received a call from an Oregon State Patrol detective later that same day. The detective advised CPD that one to two wanted criminals involved in an armed home invasion, robbery and kidnapping in west-central Oregon may be in the Chico area. CPD said the suspects were likely driving a U-Haul truck.

On Saturday, police spotted the U-Haul and conducted a traffic stop. CPD said both Oregon suspects were located and arrested.

Further investigation led to evidence linking the two suspects to the crime. CPD identified the suspects as 25-year-old Dwayne Connell and 27-year-old Aldane Hamilton, both from Jamaica.