Serial Peninsula Burglars Who Led CHP On Chase Headed to Prison

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Two defendants in eight San Mateo County burglaries during the past nine months were sentenced Wednesday to up to four years in state prison, prosecutors said Thursday.

Mario Darosa, 36, was sentenced to four years in state prison and Joseph Goulart, 31, was sentenced to three years and four months in state prison for their attempt to steal an ATM machine and thefts from seven other businesses.

Prosecutors said Darosa and Goulart, both of San Jose, stole from the seven businesses between June 7 and Jan. 15. Then on March 4, Darosa and Goulart attempted to steal an ATM machine from the Harbor Village shopping center at 270 Capistrano Road in Princeton-by-the-Sea.

They were arrested the same day after leading deputies and California Highway Patrol officers on a chase.

Darosa and Goulart attempted to steal the ATM with a truck stolen from a San Jose home earlier in the day.

They eluded authorities until they crashed the truck in San Jose. Darosa and Goulart ran from the vehicle but were apprehended.

The two also made off with property from the Twice as Nice strip mall in Half Moon Bay, the El Granada Market in El Granada, Round Table Pizza in Millbrae, India Bay restaurant in El Granada, Jersey Joes in Half Moon Bay, Flavor restaurant in Princeton-by-the-Sea and Half Moon Bay Pharmacy in Half Moon Bay, according to prosecutors.

Goulart and Darosa will appear in court again on May 10 to hear what restitution they'll have to make.

Attorneys for both men were not immediately available to comment.

— By Bay City News Service / Image via Shutterstock