Parolee Breaks into Public Storage Lockers

A Foster City parolee has been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing several units at a self-storage facility in Redwood City, police said.

Police were informed at about 10:50 p.m. Saturday that four lockers had been burglarized at , located at 1841 E. Bayshore Road.

Investigators identified 32-year-old Michael Schoening as a suspect.

Schoening, who police said has served two years in prison for residential and commercial burglary, rented a storage unit at the facility, according to investigators.

Parole officers conducted a search of Schoening's unit and found property stolen from the burglarized lockers and a small amount of methamphetamine, according to police.

He was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possession of methamphetamine and violating parole.

Schoening pleaded not guilty to all of the charges on Tuesday, according to the district attorney's office.

He remains in custody on $50,000 bail and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on March 5.

--Bay City News

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