Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - A man and woman were arrested this week after a GPS device help law enforcement track down the duo accused of burglarizing a home and taking the victims vehicle. Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station aided by the Los Angeles County Auto Theft Task Force tracked down the man and woman to Woodland Hills where they were reportedly committing more crimes before being found and arrested, deputies said. A home was burglarized February 23 and the 800 block of Green Ridge Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. Keys to the victims vehicle and miscellaneous items were taken. Two days later, the victim discovered their vehicle was stolen from the home, deputies said.
Authorities found the stolen vehicle in Woodland Hills being driven by a woman from Glendale. Following her, was with authorities described as a chase vehicle being driven by a man from Los Angeles. The driver of the chase vehicle was pulled over and detained. The woman in the stolen vehicle stopped and fled on foot before finally being taken into custody, deputies said. The woman was found in possession of the stolen key, as well as illegal narcotics with the intent to sell, deputies said. The victim’s stolen vehicle was recovered. The man was booked at Crescenta Valley Station on suspicion of burglary, driving a vehicle without owner’s consent and possession of burglary tools. The woman was booked at Crescenta Valley Station on suspicion of burglary, driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, possession of narcotics for sales and resisting a peace officer. 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). 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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