Crime & Safety

Man Arrested For Series Of Home Burglaries In San Diego County: Sheriff's Office

Deputies recovered firearms, ammunition, fentanyl and stolen property from the suspect's home in Jacumba, sheriff's officials said.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man was arrested in connection with a series of home burglaries in rural San Diego County, authorities said.

Deputies arrested Miguel Sua, 31, on April 17 on suspicion of possessing burglary tools and stolen property. A follow-up investigation found Sua was responsible for multiple burglaries in a Jacumba neighborhood, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies served a search warrant shortly after 8 a.m. Monday at Sua's home in Jacumba, where they found several firearms, ammunition, more than a quarter pound of fentanyl and multiple items stolen during other residential burglaries, according to the sheriff's office. Several of the recovered stolen items were returned to the victims, while other victims were still being identified.

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Sua was charged with multiple counts of residential burglary, officials said. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office was working with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office to add charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition, possessing fentanyl for sale and additional counts of residential burglary.

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