Michael Andres Ruiz Fonseca, 33, of Hawthorne, and Luis Alberto Beltran, 32, of North Hills, were recently arrested for burglary related to this case by the Irvine Police Department, with assistance from the Costa Mesa and Redondo Beach Police Departments.
The men were booked at Orange County Jail with bail enhancements.
On Sunday, September 10, Fonseca and Beltran followed a victim home from a mall in another city after she made some expensive purchases. When she left her home later in the day, the suspects burglarized her residence and stole over $200,000 in property. They were driving an older white Mazda CX-9 and a 2014 silver Mazda CX-5.
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