Fairfield Police Department: Two Suspects Arrested Following Vehicle Burglary

Press release from the Fairfield Police Department:

2021-04-28

FAIRFIELD – On 4/21/21 at approximately 1:00am Fairfield Police received a call from a resident of Linley Drive reporting her car was just entered by 3 males wearing hooded sweatshirts. Patrols and a K-9 officer responded to the area and located three males hiding a short distance away in a backyard on Melville Avenue. Two of the three suspects were taken into custody without incident while the third fled. Isaiah Valentin (18) was identified as one of the two suspects. The other is a juvenile (16). A nearby homeowner provided access to their Ring doorbell camera. On the video, officers observed Valentin walk up to a vehicle and attempt to enter the passenger door.

Valentin was transported to Police Headquarters and processed on charges of:

Valentin was released on a written promise to appear with a scheduled court date of 5/5/21.

The juvenile was turned over to a legal guardian and issued a summons to Juvenile Court for

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

Booking photographs may be available upon request.

ARREST INFORMATION DOES NOT INDICATE CONVICTIONS. ALL ARRESTED/ACCUSED PERSONS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNLESS AND UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF RECENT ARRESTS OR EVENTS. INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED AT YOUR DISCRETION AS UPDATES MAY BE PENDING. NAMES AND ADDRESSES MAY NOT BE ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF POSTING.

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