CARLSBAD, Calif.— On Nov. 15, officers responded to a home in Carlsbad regarding a reported residential burglary. The homeowner, who was out of town at the time, contacted police after receiving a notification from his home security cameras that showed two individuals in his backyard wearing hoodies, gloves and bandanas. The suspects gained entry into his residence by breaking a second-story balcony door window. Once inside, they stole luxury handbags from a closet, $10,000 in cash, passports and Social Security cards from an unlocked safe. While at the residence, officers documented the burglary in a crime report, collected video evidence and processed the home for additional evidence. The case was transferred to our Property Crimes Investigation Unit, where detectives quickly identified a suspect vehicle connected to the case.
On Dec. 12, Carlsbad Police detectives assigned to a residential burglary detail assisted the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office in locating a vehicle associated with a residential burglary in San Marcos earlier that day. The associated vehicle in the San Marcos burglary was identified as the same suspect vehicle involved in the Nov. 15 Carlsbad burglary case.
Detectives spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it for further investigation, but the driver fled, leading to a brief vehicle pursuit. The pursuit was terminated in the interest of public safety. Shortly afterward, the vehicle was found abandoned after crashing into a wall. Witnesses reported seeing the driver fleeing on foot. With the help of a police K-9 unit, officers located and apprehended two suspects, who were then booked into jail by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
Following this arrest, Carlsbad Police detectives developed investigative leads that led to executing a search warrant at a residence in Los Angeles, California. During the search, they seized multiple designer purses, cash, jewelry, smartphones, passports, foreign currency and a handgun that was reported stolen during a residential burglary in Los Angeles County earlier in the year. Detectives are now collaborating with other law enforcement agencies across the state and working to identify potential victims connected to the recovered items.
