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On Sunday, September 20, 2015, at approximately 7:00 pm, an elderly couple returning to their Pico Rivera home in the 9400 block of Melita Street found one of their bedrooms ransacked.  After calling their son-in-law, who arrived and searched the home, the suspect was found hiding in a closet.  The suspect was holding what appeared to be a weapon in his hand, and the son-in-law quickly struck the suspect in the face with his fist.  The elderly man and his son-in-law held the suspect, pinning him to the floor until the arrival of Pico Rivera deputies, who took the 40 year-old suspect into custody. 

The suspect was not injured, however he was transported to a local hospital for medical clearance for booking.

The suspect, Cesar Vargas, a resident of Pico Rivera, was arrested for burglary and possession of drug paraphernalia.  He was booked at Pico Rivera Station and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

The elderly couple and their son-in-law were not injured. 

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Pico Rivera Sheriff's Station, Detective Villegas, at (562) 9492421-2700, or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

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