SAN RAMON — An Orange County man and girl had been arrested this week as suspects in a number of current jewellery thefts on the town and across the area, authorities stated.
In a press release Tuesday, police stated an automatic license plate reader hit round 3:15 p.m. Monday alerted officers of a car tied to a weekend theft.
In that incident, police stated a feminine suspect referred to as a 74-year-old girl over to her car on Sunday earlier than inserting costume jewellery on her. When the lady refused the jewellery, the suspect eliminated a precious jewellery merchandise from the lady and left the costume jewellery behind.
Officers discovered and stopped the car Monday at Crow Canyon Highway and Reedland Circle, and spoke with a 24-year-old man and 21-year-old girl from Fullerton who had been inside with their two-year-old youngster.
Quickly after, officers arrested the person and girl on suspicion of a number of fees, together with grand theft, conspiracy and theft from an elder or dependent grownup. The kid was launched to a member of the family, police stated.
After at the very least one native sufferer recognized the pair in a theft, investigators started working to seek out attainable ties to earlier instances. The weekend theft was the tenth related case since late November, with every involving a feminine suspect who approached seniors, typically alone and all the time exterior, earlier than taking jewellery and fleeing in a ready car, police stated.
No data was instantly accessible on any connection to theft suspects sought in current Union Metropolis incidents.
Anybody with data could e-mail San Ramon police Det. Mike Wickman at mwickman@sanramon.ca.gov or name the division’s non-emergency dispatch at 925-973-2779.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.