Peninsula Men Arrested In Connection To SMC Car Thefts

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Two 22-year-old men were arrested for vehicle burglary in San Bruno early Thursday after police say they stole from multiple unlocked cars and broke into another.

Jesus Ramirez Gonzalez, 22, of San Bruno, and Jean Paulo Deoliveirapaiva, 22, who police called "transient," were arrested after police responded at 3:46 a.m. Thursday to a report of people entering cars near Montgomery Avenue and Scott Street in San Bruno.

After investigating, police discovered the suspects had stolen from unlocked cars and had smashed another car's window to commit a theft.

The two men were booked into the San Mateo County Jail on charges of burglary, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and misappropriation of property. Ramirez Gonzalez was also booked for being a previously convicted felon in possession of ammunition.