{"id":327530,"date":"2026-05-22T08:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/327530\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:02:09","slug":"4-members-of-alleged-colombian-burglary-crew-arrested-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/327530\/","title":{"rendered":"4 members of alleged Colombian burglary crew arrested in Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four Colombian nationals were arrested for their alleged roles in an organized residential burglary crew that targeted homes across Southern California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspects, all South American citizens, were <a href=\"https:\/\/local.nixle.com\/alert\/12412171\/?sub_id=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department as:;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department as&quot;}\" class=\"link \">identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department as:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Akssel Cadena-Diaz, 29, of Colombia<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jesus Velez-Hernandez, 35, of Colombia<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sergio Paez-Cuervo, 38, of Colombia<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Javier Pulido-Ramirez, 41, of Colombia<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The investigation began on April 22 following a residential burglary in the San Antonio Heights area of Upland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The crew had reportedly used a variety of technology to carry out the burglaries including WiFi and signal jamming devices, camouflaged wireless cameras, fake license plates and other tools designed to disable residential security systems and monitor homes.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Copy-of-mug-or-photo-bkg-4-5.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Four South American nationals were arrested for their alleged roles in an organized residential burglary crew that targeted homes in San Bernardino County. (San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/275b6a2f8e9d9da109cbc006a47ebcbb.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Four South American nationals were arrested for their alleged roles in an organized residential burglary crew that targeted homes in San Bernardino County. (San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following an extensive investigation, detectives were able to identify and arrest the four suspects involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Search warrants served at locations in Los Angeles County led to the recovery of stolen property, burglary tools, electronic jamming devices and surveillance equipment believed to be connected to additional residential burglaries throughout Southern California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cInvestigators are releasing information about the methods and equipment used by these crews to help educate residents, identify additional victims, and assist law enforcement agencies investigating similar crimes,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three suspects remain in custody in Ventura County and a fourth suspect was booked at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with additional information on the case is urged to call the Fontana Sheriff\u2019s Station at 909-356-6767.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetip.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:wetip.com.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wetip.com.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wetip.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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