Residential Burglaries | String of Break-ins Hits Homes Last Week

Suspects enter windows in three separate residential burglaries in South Pasadena last week

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A series of burglaries, in which suspects entered homes through windows have kept South Pasadena police busy in recent days.

The first of the three occurred between 8 a.m. on March 21 and 1 p.m. March 29 when a suspect gained entry of a home in the 1800 block of La Manzanita by shattering a window. The loss is unknown.

On March 27, sometime between 11:53 a.m. and 12:44 p.m., police say suspects gained entry to a residence in the 2000 block of Maycrest Avenue by removing a window screen.

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The resident saw the suspects leaving the property upon returning to a ransacked home and called police. Police say the suspects left the house through the bedroom windows.

Not long after, authorities located two male juveniles a few blocks away and made the arrests. Laptops, cameras, clothing and jewelry were recovered.

Two days later, between 2 to 4 p.m., police say suspects gained entry into a home in the 1700 block of Camino Lindo by removing louvered windowpanes. The loss is unknown.

For more information, see this week’s Weekly Crime Summary.