 PHOTOS/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - Investigators are seeking more potential victims of a trio of burglars arrested after fleeing a crash at the end of a brief, but dangerous chase. The burglars, already linked to one home burglary, may have hit an additional home November 10 before a deputy attempted to stop them as they descended Angeles Crest Highway. The pursuing deputy cancelled the chase due to the reckless driving of the suspect behind the wheel -- minutes later, the driver crashed the Lexus in Glendale on the southbound 2 freeway. Deputies searched the crashed Lexus and found jewelry and other items confirmed stolen from one home. “The suspects are believed to have committed a second residential burglary earlier the same morning on the 5500 block of Burning Tree Drive,” deputies said in a written statement.
All three suspects wee booked on suspicion of residential burglary. The driver was additionally booked on suspicion of felony hit and run and evading a peace officer. The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau and Burglary-Robbery Task Force are handling the investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Sheriff's, Major Crimes Bureau at 562-946-7003. Provide information anonymously by calling L.A> Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - Deputies searching for a man suspected in two separate weapon brandishing incidents apprehended a suspect November 6 who was reportedly found with narcotics and a weapon in his vehicle. The unidentified suspect is believed to have brandished a weapon in the area of Berkshire Place and Berkshire Avenue Tuesday, November 5. One day later, a similar suspect brandished a weapon in a fast food restaurant in the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley station.
A La Cañada Flintridge community service officer spotted a vehicle similar to that driven by the suspect, discovered in the upper parking lot of Hahamonga Park near foothill Boulevard and Oak Grove Drive. Deputies safely detained the suspect at Hahamonga Park and are working to establish a connection between the previous weapon brandishing incidents.  PHOTO/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDALE - Three burglary suspects were jailed Sunday after crashing their vehicle during a 100 mile per hour pursuit. A large amount of jewelry was found inside the crashed black vehicle on the Mountain Street offramp from the southbound 2 freeway November 10. A perimeter search helped to locate the three suspects according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. A deputy attempted a traffic stop on a reckless vehicle on the southbound 2 freeway. The pursuit was canceled due to high speeds but seconds later the deputy located the crashed the suspect vehicle. After discovering the jewelry, deputies learned that a residential burglary occurred in La Cañada Flintridge in the 800 block of Lynnhaven Lane, deputies said.
The burglary victims arrived to the scene of the crash and were able to confirm the stolen jewelry was theirs, deputies said. The three suspects were booked at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station on suspicion of burglary. |
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