Vacation Home Rented With Stolen Card, Ransacked: SCCSO

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Two people were arrested this week after they allegedly burglarized a Santa Cruz County rental home which had been rented using a stolen credit card, sheriff’s office officials said. Deputies who were called to the rental home allegedly discovered property belonging to the suspects inside the house, which had been ransacked.

Two people, later identified as 20-year-old Savannah Escamilla and 37-year-old Michael Reyes, were arrested after they were caught driving away from the property, according authorities. Deputies said witnesses saw the duo parked by the victim’s home.

Property taken from the home was allegedly found inside the suspect’s vehicle. Escamilla and Reyes were arrested on suspicion of burglary.

Photo courtesy Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office