Man Arrested For Five Residential Burglaries

SAN RAFAEL-A busy man, Mr, Jeffrey William Giannini.

Giannini, 27-yrs-old, was arrested Thursday in connection with at least five separate residential burglaries committed throughout Sonoma County.

Giannini, a Santa Rosa resident, was located and arrested by Sonoma County Sheriff’s detectives at approximately 4:00 PM in San Rafael. At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of numerous stolen items, which had been taken in at least five different burglary cases.

According to police, numerous items believed to be stolen have yet to be connected with reported burglary cases. Detectives say they are working to identify victims and return stolen property. Most items recovered were computer electronics, jewelry, coins and a firearm that had been stolen in a residential burglary in Sonoma on December 15.

That night, a UPS driver working in the Sonoma area saw a man jump from the backyard of a home on Barcelona Drive. The driver thought the man was suspicious and took photos of the man’s vehicle as it was driven away. The UPS driver then contacted a neighbor who discovered and reported the burglary. Using the photos provided by the UPS driver, detectives were able to identify, locate and arrest Giannini.

Giannini admitted to the Sonoma burglary and confessed to having committed numerous burglaries over the past month in Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Calistoga and Novato.

Giannini explained that he would walk neighborhoods during the day and look for unoccupied homes to burglarize by knocking on doors and waiting to see if anyone answered.

If someone answered he would give the excuse that he was looking for his lost dog, then leave.

Giannini is charged with five counts of burglary, receiving stolen property, and a probation violation. His bail was set at $450,000.

Anyone with information regarding this case or who may believe they were victims in this case are asked to contact Detective Don Fletcher at 707-565-2185.

Police advise that it may take some time for a response as there are a multitude of stolen items to process and victims to identify.