Two suspected burglars found in possession of a cache of jewelry and a police scanner were arrested in Cerritos today, authorities said.
At about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4 the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station Residential Burglary Team spotted a suspicious vehicle with no license plates on Bloomfield Avenue.
A subsequent investigation revealed that the two men inside the vehicle -- a 45-year-old resident of Long Beach and a 20-year-old resident of Los Angeles -- were in possession of burglary tools, possible stolen property and a police scanner tuned to the local police frequency, according to Lt. Richard Harpham of the Cerritos Sheriff's Station.
Both men were arrested and booked at Cerritos Station for Reasonable Cause Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, and Possession of Burglary Tools. One of the suspects was also wanted in another jurisdiction for residential burglary, the lieutenant added.
The investigation is ongoing and detectives are working to identify the owners of the stolen property.
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