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During the early portion of March, members of the West San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Task Force (AB 109 Team) were providing residential burglary suppression efforts in the City of Arcadia. The task force is comprised of detectives from Arcadia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Monrovia, El Monte, Monterey Park, and the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Their focus includes burglary/robbery suppression and investigation, parole and probation compliance, and fugitive apprehension. On March 13, 2014, the detectives responded to a call of a residential burglary in progress in the 1100 block of West Foothill Blvd, Arcadia. Upon their arrival a foot pursuit with three suspects ensued and Kenneth James of Altadena was apprehended. Additionally, the suspects abandoned their vehicle, which was quickly reported stolen by the registered owner in Altadena. The Task Force Detectives were later able to identify all of the suspects, including the female who owns the vehicle, as Pasadena/Altadena Blood gang members. The Task Force Detectives also discovered the suspects were part of a burglary crew that was suspected of burglarizing several homes in the past year. Today the Task Force served four search warrants in Altadena and one in the city of Pasadena. Members of the Arcadia SWAT team, Pasadena SWAT team, South Pasadena SWAT team, Monterey Park SWAT Team, and the Foothill Special Enforcement Team (FSET) served the high risk warrants for the Task Force Detectives. The following suspects were taken into custody: Name: Shawn Sykes Charge: Residential Burglary Bail $50,000.00 Name: Koreana Muhammed Charge: Poss. of Stolen Property & accessory to burglary Bail: $20,000 The investigation is continuing and additional arrest(s) are likely. Numerous items of suspected stolen property were recovered at the various homes searched this morning. A large screen television was recovered and confirmed stolen from a residential burglary in the City of Los Angeles.