One juvenile, two men arrested on suspicion of three Irvine burglaries
IRVINE — Two men and a juvenile were in custody Wednesday, Sept. 26 on suspicion of three burglaries, including one heist in which $160,000 in valuables was taken, Irvine police said.
Jaime Alejandro Armenta, 20, of Moreno Valley and Dave Flores, 21, of San Bernardino, were arrested Tuesday afternoon at Flores’ home, Kim Mohr of the Irvine Police Department said. A juvenile, whose name was not released because of his age, also was taken into custody, Mohr said.
IPD arrested suspects in a string of burglaries, one in which the resident interrupted the crime. https://t.co/kIgbaLItIA pic.twitter.com/sh5F6R1Yqf
— IPD (@IrvinePolice) September 26, 2018
The most recent burglary was Tuesday morning, Mohr said. A resident responding to an alarm returned home about 8:15 a.m., interrupting the thieves in the act, Mohr said.
The three suspects attacked the resident, bound him and stuck him in a storage closet before they scooped up iPads, cameras and a wallet and fled, Mohr said.
The two are also suspected of burglarizing a home in the 10 block of Hunter on Aug. 27, where a safe containing $160,000 in jewelry and a Rolex watch were taken, Mohr said.
The other burglary in which they are suspected of participating happened Sept. 19 in the 14000 block of Greenbrae, Mohr said.
Stolen goods from each burglary were found in Flores’ home and car, according to Mohr.