The Elusive 'El Mustachio the Magician' Nabbed by Law Enforcment

The Santa Cruz Police Department reports that a theft suspect dubbed “El Mustachio the Magician” was identified as Shawn Fialho, 45, and was arrested last week.

Fialho earned his nickname for his distinctive mustache captured on security surveillance from Costco, and for his ability to make merchandise disappear from store shelves and packaging, police said.

[See previous story here. Santa Cruz Police Seek ‘El Mustachio’ Suspect For Costco Thefts.]

The department posted images from the surveillance videos asking for the public’s help in identifying him and even offering a commemorative El Mustachio glass signed by the Chief, as a reward to the tipster.

Someone, asking to remain anonymous, did, in fact, call in and identify Fialho, police said.
He was picked up by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office in Soquel last week on an unrelated arrest. His last known address is in Boulder Creek.