BURGLARIES OF CARS STOP AFTER ARRESTS 3 TO BE ARRAIGNED THIS WEEK.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A rash of vehicle break-ins apparently halted after the arrests Sunday of four burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. suspects at a Canyon Country motel, sheriff's officials said Monday. The four were apprehended after a Saugus man whose wife's purse was stolen from her car discovered that one of her credit cards had been used at the motel, officials said. The Saugus couple were among 30 victims whose cars were burglarized Saturday through early Sunday, but sheriff's deputies hadn't received any reports of more break-ins since the arrests, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Sgt. Roger Wallace Roger Lee Wallace (born July 22, 1952 in Urbana, Ohio) is a former professional American football player for one season (1976) as a wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League. External link
Sheriff's officials said they have received more than 100 reports of vehicle burglaries in the past four weeks. Detectives working the case were unavailable Monday to discuss any further possible links between those arrested and the burglary spree. Christopher Lord, 20, of Santa Clarita, Jennifer Dole, 19, of Canyon Country, and Ron Flowers Ronald "Ron" Flowers (born July 28, 1934 in Edlington, near Doncaster) is a former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Flowers began in the Doncaster Rovers academy, where his father played semi-professionally, before being released , 19, of Saugus, were arrested Sunday at the Travelodge on Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . A 21-year-old Saugus man also was taken into custody, but was released pending further investigation, officials said. Dole was released on bond Monday, while Lord and Flowers remained jailed with bail set at $30,000 each, authorities said. All three are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on burglary charges in Newhall Superior Court. On Sunday, deputies surrounded the motel and evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. more than 50 guests before arresting the suspects. Two were arrested without incident, while the other two crawled into the attic, authorities said. One was found quickly and the other was flushed out with police dogs five hours later. Last week, sheriff's officials arrested four adults and one juvenile in connection with the burglaries, but have not yet released their names. Sheriff's deputies said they have recovered some of the stolen property including cell phones, stereo equipment and backpacks. |
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