Duo Suspected Of Burglarizing Cars In San Ramon Arrested

SAN RAMON, CA — Two men were arrested in San Ramon Tuesday night on suspicion of car burglary, possessing stolen property and possessing burglary tools, police officials said. An alert citizen alerted officers to a man in a suspicious white truck parked in the popular Marketplace shopping center. Officers who responded to investigate stopped the truck and also detained a suspect in the parking lot after discovering that two cars had been burglarized and another appeared to have been vandalized.

Police said officers recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property from the truck, including a laptop computer. The suspects’ names were not released.

The arrest comes just weeks after residents in rural Danville shared video surveillance footage of people suspected of burglarizing several parked cars during the early morning hours on Jan. 8. The videos show at least two suspects wearing masks, hats and backpacks walking around the properties just after 12:30 a.m. The victim said cars parked on Camino Tassajara, Johnston, Highland and Finley roads were all targeted.

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Police say car burglary is a crime of opportunity and criminals generally look for cars that have valuables left in plain sight. Officials discourage leaving any valuable items visible in cars and ask car owners to lock all doors. In the Tri-Valley area, which includes the communities of Danville, Alamo, Blackhawk, San Ramon, Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton and Sunol, laptops have been the most popular item to steal from cars, according to officials. Purses, cash, tools and car registration are also on the list of items reported stolen in 2017.

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Photo courtesy San Ramon Police Department