Warrant Issued For Admitted Lake Elsinore Burglar, Out On $80K Bond

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 39-year-old convicted felon who perpetrated break-ins targeting businesses in across both Riverside and Los Angeles counties after he failed to appear at his sentencing hearing Thursday.

Jose Eduardo Ramirez of Victorville admitted in January to one felony burglary count under an agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped five related counts against him and freed him on an $80,000 bond.

He was slated to be sentenced Thursday morning but failed to appear in court and had a warrant issued for his arrest.

Between September 2021 and March 2022, Ramirez committed break-ins in the cities of Lake Elsinore, Diamond Bar, Baldwin Park and West Covina between September 2021 and March 2022, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The sheriff's Special Enforcement Team investigated the burglaries and ultimately connected Ramirez to each one, Sgt. Jeff Reese said.

There were no details regarding how detectives developed leads in the case or identified the defendant.

Court records show that Ramirez has a prior conviction from 2018 for grand theft