Police Bust Duo Suspected in 12+ Peninsula Car Break-Ins

BELMONT, CA- Belmont police say two San Francisco women are under arrest for their alleged involvement in more than a dozen property thefts in town.

The thefts, which all occurred in just the last week, happened from unlocked cars in Belmont, according to Captain Patrick Halleran.

According to the captain, investigators believe that Joann Alley, 55, and Stephanie Lara, 47, are responsible for over a dozen thefts from vehicles that have occurred since Dec. 1— three of which happened overnight Sunday alone.

On Monday, Halleran says detectives were able to track the duo down, when they were using credit cards that had been taken in one of the incidents.

“Alley and Lara were arrested at the Bridgepointe Shopping Center in San Mateo where the women had gone to use stolen credit cards taken in additional thefts that occurred overnight in Belmont,” the captain said in a news release.

The two were both booked into the San Mateo County Jail in Redwood City for vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property, theft, use of a stolen credit card and conspiracy, according to Halleran.

What’s more, Alley— who is pictured in the black-and- white surveillance image and in the upper right image above— was charged with a parole violation, according to Halleran.

“The investigation is on-going and it appears additional victims will be identified,” he said.