Utah
Group accused of breaking into cars from California to Utah arrested in American Fork
A trio who declare they work for a legal group in Chile had been arrested in American Fork over the weekend and accused of breaking into vehicles from California to Utah, police say. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information)
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AMERICAN FORK — Three individuals who declare they work for a legal group in Chile have been arrested in American Fork and accused of breaking into vehicles from California to Utah.
On Sunday, American Fork police responded to a automobile housebreaking in progress. The automobile proprietor then notified emergency dispatchers that the suspects had been driving away in one other automobile. Officers responding to the decision noticed the automobile and pulled it over.
“Officers searched the automobile and positioned a number of gadgets that didn’t seem to belong to the occupants,” based on a police reserving affidavit. “Aircraft tickets, monetary transaction playing cards, and paperwork containing many alternative names had been positioned contained in the automobile. The names didn’t match any of the occupants.”
The three suspects had been taken to the police station for questioning. Certainly one of suspects mentioned she met up with one of many others in California “to assist break into vehicles and steal helpful gadgets” they usually began their crime spree by renting a automobile utilizing a faux identification card, the affidavit states.
Police say the group then broke into vehicles in California, Nevada and St. George earlier than touring to Utah County.
One other suspect advised police “they’re all from Chile they usually got here right here with a company that commits crime in several international locations. He acknowledged they’ve been touring to completely different states and breaking into autos to steal gadgets of worth,” based on the affidavit.
Throughout a extra thorough search of the suspects’ automobile, detectives discovered a pockets belonging to a Cedar Metropolis resident that was stolen the evening earlier than in a automobile housebreaking, and the bank cards in it had been used to make roughly $2,000 in purchases, based on police.
“Whereas trying by the property positioned contained in the automobile, officers positioned a pocket book that held a ledger of all the gadgets they’ve stolen from
autos. When requested in regards to the pocket book, Luis acknowledged the crime group put Rayza in control of preserving observe of the stolen gadgets,” the affidavit alleges.
Ricardo Antonio Riffo, 52, Rayza Lee Gonzalez Cerda, 30, and Luis Felipe Cerda de la Puente, 31, all from Chile, had been every booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of automobile housebreaking, participating in a sample of illegal exercise, possessing housebreaking instruments and illegal acquisition of a financial institution card. De la Puente was additionally arrested for investigation of forgery.