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More juvenile burglars strike the south area

2009-07-02T08:53:31Z

Sacramento, CA- Two juvenile burglars remain at large Wednesday night. Witnesses approached a friends house in the 7900 block of Deer Creek Drive Wednesday evening, near 11 p.m. When they noticed that the people they could see in the house were not their friends, they called police.

Sacramento police arrived rapidly, however the black, male juveniles had already fled. Police set up a perimeter and found several subjects in the area that matched the description of the subjects. Police drove witnesses by the detained subjects in a "field show up" (the equivalent of a line-up in the field) to identify the burglars; however none of the detained individuals were positively identified.

Public address announcements were made in the area as K-9 units went to work in an attempt to track the seventeen and eighteen year old burglars. Air support was not available to assist with heat imaging of the area.

Any one with information should contact the Sacramento Police Department.

Juvenile burglar apprehended by police K9

2009-07-01T00:02:13Z

Sacramento, CA -- Police K-9 "takes a bite out of crime" today and apprehends a juvenile after a brief man hunt.

Two juveniles were seen trying to break into a Freeport home in the Belleau Wood Lane area, late Tuesday morning. When police arrived in the area, the would-be burglars ran.

One subject was apprehended immediately while the other led police on a neighborhood foot pursuit. When the subject evaded officers, a tight neighborhood perimeter was established by inbound officers.

After officers verified and had evidence that a crime had been committed, public address announcements were made warning neighbors that the police dog was going to be deployed and to give the evading juvenile a chance to give up.

When the police dog was deployed, he quickly picked up the sent and led officers to the location of the hiding youth in the area of Atherton Street and McLaren Avenue. After the youth was given a chance to surrender, the dog was sent in to do his job. Seconds later the subject was in custody.

Neighbors who witnessed the capture recognized the youth as a local neighbor who lives in the area with his family, and grandparents also reside in the neighborhood.

Arrest made in chain of McKinley Park burglaries

2009-01-22T02:03:05Z

An arrest has been made in connection with the thirteen burglarized homes in McKinley Park. The Sacramento Police Department arrested 38-year-old Kenneth Johnson on Jan. 10, 2009.

Forensic evidence has linked Johnson to 3 of the 13 burglaries. The remaining 10 burglaries are still under investigation.

The 13 burglaries occurred between July and December of 2008 between the hours of 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. Investigators speculate that Johnson entered the homes through unlocked doors or windows while residents were asleep.

The incident that ultimately led to his arrest happened late one night when a resident was smoking in their backyard around 2:30 a.m. He heard the side gate creak open and saw Johnson walk into his backyard.

The homeowner confronted him and Johnson fled the scene. The resident called the police to report the incident and gave a description of Johnson.

About 45 minutes later, an officer did a routine bike stop because he saw someone riding without a bike light. Johnson fit the description of the backyard suspect and was arrested that night for prowling.

The police department began considering Johnson as a suspect to the chain of burglaries in that area. Johnson was sentenced to work project for prowling.

Suspicions were confirmed with forensic evidence for three of the incidents. While he was reporting for his work project on Jan. 10, 2009, he was arrested.