Two E. Montecito Burglary Suspects Arrested

Sierra Madre Police arrested two men in the 300 block of East Montecito Avenue Tuesday for alleged home burglary. Luis Loya and Adrian Rodriquez, both 18-years-old and from Pasadena, were booked on suspicion of residential burglary and taken to the Pasadena City Jail, where bail was set at $50,000, according to information from the .

In a statement issued Wednesday morning, SMPD Capt. Larry Giannone detailed the incident--in which the victim was inside watching as the suspects allegedly entered the home--as a “horrifying event.”

According to the SMPD account of the incident, the suspects initially knocked on the man’s front door. Being unfamiliar with the two individuals through the blinds, the resident did not answer the door, instead moving upstairs and calling 911.

As the victim was on the phone with police dispatchers, he witnessed one of the suspects drive a truck into the driveway, while the other put on gloves and walked toward the backside of the home, police said.

Throughout the entire incident, the victim stayed on the phone with police, providing the dispatcher with updated information until police units arrived on the scene.

When police did arrive, they found a blue pickup truck attempting to back out of the driveway with a single lawnmower in the truck bed.

After the suspects refused to stop initially, police said a short pursuit ensued along East Montecito Avenue down to the intersection with Mountain Trail Avenue, where the suspects were taken into custody “without incident,” according to the SMPD.

In his statement, Giannone praised the handling of the situation by the resident.

“The victim in this case did a great job by calling 911 immediately and providing the dispatcher with accurate information throughout this horrifying event,” Giannone said in the release.  “His actions, along with the officers’ quick and effective response, resulted in the arrest of two burglary suspects and the recovery of stolen property.”