Burglary suspect caught stealing from a home being fumigated in Westminster

Last week the Westminster Police Department responded to a possible residential burglary in progress at a home that was being fumigated.

The neighbor observed the suspect entering the fumigated house. Officers arrived within 3 minutes and set up a perimeter around the neighborhood.

The officers caught the suspect as he was exiting the home with stolen items in bags and arrested him.

The suspect was a wanted parolee who had previously been arrested 15 times by the Westminster Police Department in the past.

The Westminster Police Department appreciates the neighbor that made a keen observation and called them immediately.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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