Tim Willert
SOUTH SAN FERNANDO DISTRICT -- Police are investigating whether four
boys arrested on suspicion of burglary may be connected to a series of
similar crimes.
The boys, ages 15 and 16, were taken into custody about 4 p.m.
Thursday after one of them was confronted by a man inside his apartment
in the 300 block of East Cedar Avenue, said Burbank Police Sgt. John
Dilibert.
The resident, whose apartment had been ransacked, scuffled with the
youth, who pleaded with the man not to call police because he was on
probation, Dilibert said.
The boy and the other suspects, who were not inside the apartment when
the man entered, took off running but were apprehended by police a short
time later with help of the man and a neighbor who tracked the boys'
whereabouts, Dilibert said.
Police recovered cable boxes, a cordless telephone, luggage and
computer equipment. The boys allegedly climbed onto a second-story
balcony and entered through an unlocked sliding door, Dilibert said.
"We've had some burglaries in that area," he said. "These could be our
guys."
Three of the boys were transferred to Sylmar Juvenile Hall, Dilibert
said. The fourth suspect was cited and released to a parent.
