SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA — “The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation in September 2024 after being contacted by the San Joaquin County Office of Education regarding possible misappropriation of funds from a local Head Start program.
Detectives identified the program as Creative Child Care Inc. and determined that the former Executive Director, Cecilia Edith Warren, embezzled approximately $487,000 during her employment from January 2023 through September 2024.
On October 22, 2025, Warren was arrested and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail. She faces two counts of Grand Theft (PC 487(a)) and two counts of Embezzlement (PC 503)…