Suspected Oceanside Burglar Arrested

A 36-year-old man Vista man was behind bars today after detectives searched his residence and found property believed to be linked to a series of commercial burglaries, along with drugs and an illegal weapon.

Brian Collier was arrested Thursday on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and possession of an illegal weapon, Oceanside police Lt. Leonard Mata said.

Collier was being held in the Vista Detention Facility on $25,000 bail, according to police and jail records.

The burglaries at Pacific Turbine and Coola Suncare in Oceanside and Youngdale Manufacturing in Vista, date back five months,.

Detectives lifted fingerprints from property left behind at Pacific Turbine.

That led to a search warrant being issued for a residence on Vale View Drive in Vista.

Property from the businesses -- including a computer -- as well as methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles were found, Mata said.

Police said the investigation was ongoing. Additional charges could be added and additional suspects could be identified.

— City News Service