Over the weekend, the Irvine Police Department’s Investigations Bureau Detectives patrolled neighborhoods recently impacted by residential burglaries.
In Turtle Rock, they encountered an individual matching the description of a suspect from a recent attempted burglary.
It appeared the man was scouting the neighborhood to burglarize a home.
Yonatan Angel Laoeza, 33, of Fontana, was found to be in possession of controlled substances and burglary tools.
Laoeza was booked at Orange County Jail on multiple charges, including burglary.
One of the kids of these things stole my bike as a kid. I had no idea until IPD brought it to my house. Lesson, if you look poor and Hispanic, stay in your own crappy city.