Police Hunt For Brazen Home Burglars

Area law enforcement are on the lookout for two suspects who broke into a residence on Archglen Way in San Jose the morning of Friday, Oct. 18 and were caught red-handed by the homeowner's video surveillance camera.

The male suspects entered the residence at about 11:30 a.m. through an unlocked rear window and unbeknown to them, the resident had a security video camera recording from inside one of the bedrooms, police said.

Information about the brazen residential burglary was being discussed on the Belwood Belgatos Los Gatos private social neighborhood network Nextdoor.com.

A resident in that community forwarded to Los Gatos Patch the SJPD flier, authored by SJPD Sgt. Roger Semore, alerting the community about the crime with the hope that dissemination of the information would help apprehend the burglars.

In the video footage, the suspects were seen low-crawling through the house to avoid setting off the motion detector alarm.

Once inside the bedrooms, the suspects were seen taking several high value items and placing them into bags.

It appeared as though the suspects were listening to a scanner throughout the burglary. They are seen on camera making a phone call shortly before exiting the residence, indicating a probable pick-up driver in the area.

The suspects caught on video fit the description of a prowler call in the same area on Oct. 17, said the flier.

In that case, the suspects knocked on a front door and walked to the backyard after no one answered. They were scared off and last seen running to a waiting 2005 Blue Chevy Tahoe or similar, police said.

The authenticity of the police flier was confirmed by Los Gatos/Monte Sereno police Sgt. spokesman Stephen Walpole who said the local department didn't have any additional information regarding the incident.

SJPD Det. Jesus Mendoza said, indeed, the department, in collaboration with other area law enforcement, are hoping to catch the burglars.
 
If residents recognize or have any further information on the suspects, they're asked to contact Sgt. Semore at 3789@sanjoseca.gov.