{"id":206906,"date":"2026-03-06T06:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206906\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T06:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:26:09","slug":"anaheim-laundromat-burglars-arrested-new-santa-ana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206906\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim laundromat burglars arrested &#8211; New Santa Ana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>              <a class=\"mg-blog-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/newsantaana.com\/anaheim-laundromat-burglars-arrested\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-05-9.51.22-PM-png.webp.webp\" class=\"img-fluid not-transparent wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"533d49\" style=\"--dominant-color: #533d49;\"\/><\/a>              <\/p>\n<p>On February 20, 2026, at about 3:30 a.m., Anaheim officers responded to a commercial burglary in progress at a laundromat in west Anaheim. <\/p>\n<p>The owner, watching his security cameras from home, called the police and provided a detailed description of the suspects. <\/p>\n<p>By the time officers arrived, the suspects had already left the scene.<\/p>\n<p>But at 3:30 in the morning, things tend to be quiet, and not many people are walking around. <\/p>\n<p>The officers rolled up on two pedestrians nearby who matched the description perfectly. Both were detained and found to be carrying a large amount of cash. <\/p>\n<p>Although they denied being involved, the officers compared them to the suspects in the security video, and they matched right down to the gloves and hat.<\/p>\n<p>Both suspects were arrested and booked for felony burglary and other charges.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Charges and Penalties<\/p>\n<p>Second-Degree (Commercial) Burglary (PC 459):<\/p>\n<p>As a felony, this is punishable by up to\u00a0three years in state prison\u00a0and a fine of up to\u00a0$10,000.<\/p>\n<p>This charge is considered a \u201cwobbler,\u201d meaning a prosecutor could theoretically reduce it to a misdemeanor (punishable by up to one year in county jail) depending on the suspects\u2019 criminal history and the value of the cash stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Possession of Burglary Tools (PC 466):<\/p>\n<p>Since the suspects were found with matching gloves and a hat\u2014often used to conceal identity or avoid leaving prints\u2014they may face this additional misdemeanor charge.<\/p>\n<p>This carries a penalty of up to\u00a0six months in county jail\u00a0and a fine of up to\u00a0$1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving Stolen Property (PC 496):<\/p>\n<p>The \u201clarge amount of cash\u201d found on the suspects could trigger this charge.<\/p>\n<p>If the cash exceeds\u00a0$950, it can be charged as a felony, punishable by\u00a016 months to three years\u00a0in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Sentence Enhancements:<\/p>\n<p>If either suspect has prior felony convictions, their sentence could be increased by\u00a0one year for each prior prison term.<\/p>\n<p>Under California\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manshoorylaw.com\/blog\/second-degree-burglary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Three Strikes Law<\/a>, if a suspect has a prior \u201cstrike\u201d (serious or violent felony), their current sentence for a new felony could be\u00a0doubled.<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On February 20, 2026, at about 3:30 a.m., Anaheim officers responded to a commercial burglary in progress at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-206906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}