On May 10, 2015 at approximately 12:46 a.m., the Police Department received a call from an anonymous citizen regarding a burglary at the Caltrans facility.
The reporting citizen told police that a man was seen jumping a fence and entering the Caltrans yard located at 1359 Pacheco Boulevard.
Officers Richard Mancera and Luis Castellanos arrived moments later and began looking for the suspect and setting up a perimeter.
Officer Mancera found 42-year-old Jason Young of Los Banos in the area behind the facility. Young fled on foot from the officer and jumped over a brick wall leading into the parking lot of a neighboring business. Officer Castellanos detained Young after he was found hiding behind a tree in the businesses parking lot.
The officers found stolen tools taken from the Caltrans facility and evidence linking Young to the theft. The recovered property was identified as state property by a Caltrans employee.
“This is another arrest we credit to a watchful member of our community. Without this tip, we may have never caught Young; and he undoubtedly would have continued his criminal activities.”
- Jason Hedden, Police Commander
Jason Young was booked into the Los Banos Police Department jail facility on charges of burglary, possession of burglary tools, and resisting or delaying a public officer. Young remains in custody in lieu of $15,000.00 bail.
To leave an anonymous crime tip call (209) 827-7070 ext. 288. If you have access to a computer and the internet, you can also leave an anonymous tip at the Police Department’s web page at www.losbanos.org. At the bottom of the “Contact” page, simply click on the “report graffiti and other crime” link or contact the Merced Area Crime Stoppers by telephone at 1(855) 725-2420 or at www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org.
