Crime & Safety
Authorities Looking for South Bay Serial Burglary Suspect
Charles Vaca, aka Ryan Baca, was allegedly linked by DNA to a series of burglaries in the South Bay.

ROLLING HILLS, CA - A 62-year-old man allegedly connected by DNA evidence to a series of residential burglaries in Rolling Hills is being sought by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff's investigators at the Lomita Station said they have exhausted their leads and hope the public can help them track down Charles Vaca, a transient with ties to Torrance, Redondo Beach and Harbor City.
Vaca allegedly has a history of lying about his true identity when stopped by law enforcement and uses the alias "Ryan Baca," sheriff's officials said.
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Vaca, who is wanted on a $1.05 million arrest warrant, is know to frequent walking trails in the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts was urged to contact the Lomita Station at (310) 539-1661.
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--City News Service, photo courtesy of the LASD
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