Fremont police have arrested a man suspected of multiple home burglaries.
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24-year-old Juan Javier CruzMaldonado was arrested in Fremont and booked on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and possession for sales, possession of stolen property, felony possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor tampering with evidence, the Fremont Police Department reported.
Beginning in December of 2021, Fremont police said they received several reports of home burglaries in the Mission Hills area. The suspects would break in by smashing the sliding glass door and then take off with cash, jewelry and safes. Police said the robbers would turn off the power to the house before entering.
Police viewed surveillance footage and determined a Dodge Charger with stolen license plates was at the scene of the crimes along with two other cars, officers reported.
Similar incidents were reported from the Pleasanton and Livermore police departments, according to police.
Working together with the Pleasanton police department, officers identified a suspect's residence on Nichols Avenue in Freemont. Police got a search warrant for the address on March 25 and police said they found stolen items from the Livermore residential burglary as well as "two semi-automatic pistols, high capacity magazines, nearly one pound of cocaine, over $20,000 in cash, scales, and stolen jewelry."
CruzMaldonado will be arraigned on May 24.
48-year-old Eleazar MorenoValdivias was also arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and will be arraigned on May 25.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can contact (510)790-6933.
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