Police arrest two car burglars

Brandon Darnell

Campus police arrested two people after a series of Jan. 25 car burglaries, said Sgt. Kelly Clark in a press release.

The suspects, Jack Brown, 20, and Acelia Soto, 18, were arrested after officers patrolling the parking lots noticed several vehicles had been broken into. Additional officers were called in to assist in case the suspects were still in the area.

Officers believe the burglaries occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Around 3 p.m., Officer Jeff Solomon pulled over a suspicious car on campus, a blue 1996 Oldsmobile. The driver was on probation and the car was searched. Stereos, speakers, amplifiers and other items were found inside. Most of these components were determined to be from the cars on campus.

Neither of the two suspects are students at Sacramento State. Both were booked into Sacramento County Jail on felony charges, police said.

According to a university police press release, the two are also suspected of several more burglaries that took place on Jan. 19, when cars were broken into near Sutter Hall and in parking lots one and two. During one of the incidents, a car was seen driving away and was described as a blue or silver Oldsmobile, according to the police media log.

The link between the burglaries on Jan. 19 and the two suspects arrested on Jan. 25 has not been confirmed, said Lt. Dan Davis of the campus police.

There has been no increase in patrols, which Davis described as “stepped up” already.Campus police contacted other local law enforcement, but did not get any additional information, Davis said.

According to campus police logs, five car robberies occurred on campus in 2006 prior to the Jan. 25 robberies.

Anyone with information related to the crimes or who may have been a victim is asked to contact campus police at 278-6851, as officers are currently trying to return the recovered property.

Brandon Darnell can be reached at [email protected]