Crime & Safety
2 Men Arrested For Saratoga Burglaries
During their search for the two suspects, deputies discovered many vehicles in the area were burglarized.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office arrested two San Jose men for a car burglary in Saratoga on Jan. 16, a sheriff's sergeant said Thursday.
A deputy was patrolling the area of Kosich Drive and Obard Drive when he noticed a suspicious man hiding behind a car around 5:45 a.m., Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup said.
The deputy tried to talk to the man but he ran away, he said.
Deputies set up a perimeter around the area and searched for the man with help from a K9 unit from Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, Stenderup said.
During their search deputies discovered many vehicles in the area were burglarized, according to Stenderup.
One of the suspects, 32-year-old Andrew Villareal, was found and upon interviewing him deputies learned he had an accomplice, he said.
Deputies then located 32-year-old Enrique Rodriguez inside Villareal's truck along with stolen property from burglaries in neighboring cities, Stenderup said.
Deputies are working to identify the owners of the stolen property to return the items, he said.
The men were booked into Santa Clara County Man Jail on charges of burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of controlled substance, vandalism possession of burglary tools and probation violation.
Villareal is in custody on $33,000 bail and Rodriguez is in custody on no bail.
Anyone with information on this is asked to call (408) 868-6628 or anonymous tip line at (408) 808-4431.
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