Crime & Safety
2 Arrested Shortly After Wildomar Home Break-In
Deputies were called when someone reported loot being stolen from a residence early Sunday, officials said.
WILDOMAR, CA — Two Wildomar men were arrested Sunday morning on burglary charges after a call came in to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's Lake Elsinore station of individuals taking items from a home in the area of Athea Way X Willow Bay in Wildomar, according to officials.
Deputies responding at 4:13 a.m. found evidence of forced entry at the residence, and, subsequently, identified suspects involved as James Earl Roberts, 53, and Nicholas James Roberts, 26, authorities said.
The two were arrested, and stolen items reportedly were recovered, at about 5 a.m. at a house near Dunn Street and Central Avenue in Wildomar, deputies said.
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The pair was booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center, said deputies, who did not disclose if there was a family relationship between the two males with the same last name.
Anyone with additional information can call Deputy Stokes at Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at (951) 776-1099, or the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at (951) 245-3300. Tips also may be submitted using the Sheriff's CrimeTips online form.
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