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The Lancaster Station Detective Bureau and Burglary Suppression Team began investigating a series of commercial burglaries which began on December 25, 2016, and have continued randomly, with the most recent burglary committed in the early morning of January 19, 2017.  The burglaries occurred in an area located between Avenue I and Avenue J (North/South), and between Sierra Hwy and 15th Street West (East/West).  The burglaries were consistently committed in a “smash and grab” nature where business doors/windows were broken, and cash registers and miscellaneous valuables were taken. 
 
Members from the Burglary Suppression Team located a male matching the description of the suspect wearing a fedora hat.  The suspect was positively identified and confessed to numerous burglaries.
 
Follow up investigation led to the recovery of several cash registers and other stolen property from some of the businesses, including numerous fedora hats stolen from one of the businesses.

The suspect lived in the burglarized area and it is believed he was responsible for approximately twenty commercial burglaries.  Personnel from the Lancaster Station Burglary Suppression Team are continuing with the investigation.

The suspect was transported to Lancaster Station Jail and booked on felony charges for Commercial Burglary. He is being held on $20,000 bail. 

Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact Detective Schank at Lancaster Sheriff's Station (661) 940-3897.

Written By:

Deputy Yeni Deciga

Lancaster Sheriff’s Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

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