Suspects Caught In Alleged Auto Burglaries, Package Theft

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Witness tips helped police track down two suspects accused of committing a string of auto burglaries and package thefts in Mountain View, police said Wednesday.

Dispatchers received a report around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday about an auto burglary that had just happened on the 300 block of Gladys Avenue. Police responded after witnesses described the suspects and their car — a white Nissan Rogue with Uber stickers in its back and front windows.

Police received another call minutes later from a witness saying he'd seen someone steal a package from a home on the 100 block of Savannah Loop. The witness's description of the suspect and the car matched the one from the Gladys Avenue caller, authorities said.

Several minutes after that, a third call came in from the 300 block of Ellis Street, where witnesses described the same suspect and car leaving the area after an auto burglary, according to police.

A detective already in the area spotted the car and followed it onto Highway 85. A second officer joined and helped stop the car on Highway 85 north of Homestead, police said.

The suspects — Scott Wolfe, 33, and Billie Mann, 28, both of Mountain View — were arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of charges including burglary, possession of stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia.