Crime & Safety
Walnut Creek Police Make Burglary Arrest
The victim told police she came home and found a burglar in her house.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A man was arrested on suspicion of burglary last week after a woman came home and found him inside her residence, the Walnut Creek Police Department said.
Officers responded Wednesday evening to a report of a burglary in progress in the 3600 block of Perada Drive. The victim told police when she came home and found a stranger in her house, he ran out carrying some of her belongings.
The victim eventually lost sight of the burglar and returned home to speak with an officer.
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Meanwhile, more officers from Walnut Creek as well as the Concord Police Department responded and searched the area for the suspect.
A Walnut Creek detective soon located a person matching the suspect's description. The man, a 35-year-old resident of Pittsburg, was determined to be responsible for the burglary, police said.
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He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and an outstanding warrant and was booked into the Contra Costa County jail in Martinez.
Police did not release the suspect's name.
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