POLICE SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT DEATH BURGLARY SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AS SANTOS CASE IS PROBED.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer BURBANK - A registered sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. who worked as a repairman re·pair·man n. A man whose occupation is making repairs. Noun 1. repairman - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things maintenance man, service man at the building where slain Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . analyst Sharon Santos lived has been arrested in a burglary investigation, and police sought information Friday that might link him to her death. Eriberto Rodriguez, 43, of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , was being held at Burbank City Jail on $1 million bail. He is suspected of sexual battery, being a convicted felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. in possession of a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. and residential burglary in the 1500 block of Scott Road - the apartment complex where Santos lived. Those allegations are unrelated to Santos' disappearance on Aug. 17 and subsequent slaying. ``We're asking for anyone who may have information that can assist us in the Sharon Santos case, or who may have information on Eriberto Rodriguez to call the Police Department,'' police spokesman Jay Jette said. The number is (818) 238-3260. The arrest comes more than five months after Santos' body was discovered in the trunk of her car near Chinatown. Police arrested Rodriguez after issuing search warrants in Burbank and Los Angeles, where they seized jewelry, digital cameras and video recorders. Police have asked Santos' relatives to look at pictures of the seized property. Santos' friend Nina Haynes said the last six months have been agonizing for the dead woman's family, as they waited for a break in the case. ``Hearing the news, I think they feel they've gotten that much closer to getting closure to all this,'' Haynes said. ``It's shocking that it could be somebody who was there all along.'' Santos, 30, was last seen Aug. 17 by co-workers leaving Warner Bros., where she worked as a senior financial analyst. Police believe she returned to her apartment, where they found her purse, and there were no signs of forced entry. Her body was discovered in the trunk of her car near Chinatown on Sept. 2. Rodriguez, who had worked at the complex for 2 1/2 years up until his arrest, did not have keys to the apartments, but he was responsible for general maintenance and repair work, Jette said. He was registered a sex offender after being convicted of sexual battery. A person who answered the phone at Francis Property Management in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , the owners of the Scott Villa Apartments, said there would be no comment. Police had been baffled by the case. The city of Burbank, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Burbank police are asking residents in Santos' neighborhood to report missing items including jewelry, video recorders and other electronic devices. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: RODRIGUEZ |
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