Crime & Safety
Three Teens Arrested after Break-in
The two males entered a side entrance to the backyard while one stayed on the look-out.
Three East Palo Alto teenagers were arrested Wednesday after a resident spotted them allegedly breaking into a home in unincorporated Redwood City, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office responded to a call from a resident of the North Fair Oaks neighborhood who reported that a residential burglary was in progress at a home in the 800 block of 15th Avenue at about 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The witness said he saw two males enter a side entrance to the backyard while another stayed in front as a lookout, according to the sheriff's office.
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Eventually all three suspects went inside and allegedly stole jewelry and other small items, sheriff's officials said.
A resident of the home discovered the burglars, and they fled the area in a vehicle that was quickly pulled over by responding deputies, according to the sheriff's office.
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Items taken from the home were found in the vehicle, officials said.
Daniel Ibarra, 19, Bryan Palacios, 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile
were arrested on suspicion of residential burglary and taken into custody.
--Bay City News
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