Crime & Safety
Man Arrested, Accused Of Grand Theft: Santa Clara Co. Sheriff's
A sheriff's sergeant on patrol noticed a suspicious person unloading items, a stop resulting in the arrest of a man on grand theft: SC Co.
SARATOGA, CA — A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of grand theft when a Santa Clara Sheriff's sergeant on patrol out of the West Valley station noticed him unloading items from the bed of a truck onto the side of the road in Saratoga early Thursday, the authorities said.
The man identified as Nicholas Camarillo was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on felony charges.
Upon investigation of the 4:30 a.m. stop, the sergeant and responding deputies determined the truck in Camarillo's possession was stolen out of San Mateo County. Deputies also located a plethora of stolen items including mail, tax documents, checkbooks and three bicycles, the sheriff's department reported. They also located stolen prescription pills, used hypodermic needles and other drug paraphernalia.
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Camarillo was linked to a residential burglary and grand theft in the area and was out on bail from another county.
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