Posted on 01/18/2026 4:29:52 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
A man is in custody on suspicion of a prolific spree of Bay Area vehicle break-ins: Over 100 in the course of two days, San Jose police said.
From Nov. 8-9, 114 vehicles were burglarized at apartment complexes, police said in a press release. Vehicles were hit in residential parking garages on the 300 block of Crescent Village Circle, 3400 block of Iron Point Drive, 3700 block of Casa Verde Street and 100 block of Baypointe Parkway. Witnesses reported seeing an adult male, but the suspect disappeared before police arrived.
The individual was captured on CCTV, however, and the San Jose Police Department’s burglary unit was able to identify a suspect. A search warrant was executed at the 23-year-old’s home in Gilroy last week, and police said evidence from the break-ins was located.
The man was already in custody at the Santa Clara County Main Jail at the time he was identified, police said. They did not elaborate on why, except to say that he was in jail for an "unrelated crime.”
"Over a hundred victims were terrorized by one senseless suspect who thought his actions would go unnoticed," San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said in a statement. "SJPD made sure you got our full attention and now you will face the consequences of victimizing our San Jose community."
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Be on the look out for an adult male.
There have been robberies where an assailant throws a pinball at fastball speed at a closed window, to shock the driver.
Lexan windows are available, intended for weight reduction in “rice burner” cars.
Sheesh. Just reading this makes me want to get a hockey goalie stick or something. If some dirtbag tried stealing my car, God that would piss me off.
Respect
Use that drive sensibly young man
Boo Boo. Was this an illegal alien?
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