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Two men, who may have been looking for a home to break into, were arrested this morning after a witness called police about their suspicious behavior, according to a recent post on the Mountain View Police Department’s blog.
The men were seen entering the backyard of a Mountain View household by a neighbor who called the police at 10:16 a.m. “In light of recent residential burglaries, several officers responded to the scene to assist in setting up a perimeter,” the post read. The blog did not mention the suspects’ names, nor did it identify the area where the men were spotted.
Officers began searching the backyard where the men were seen by the witness, according to police. The men fled on foot, but were soon overtaken and arrested on charges of prowling and conspiracy. One of the suspects had a pellet gun.
According to the blog, the police were greatly assisted by the witness, who stayed on the phone with dispatchers while police searched the area. This allowed dispatchers to relay information to the police on the ground.
“This call is a great example of how and why it is so important for witnesses to stay on the line with us when we’re dealing with an in-progress situation,” Lt. Greg Oselinksy said in the post. “We are able to ensure the public’s safety, as well as our officers’ safety, when we receive a continuous flow of solid information from someone who has eyes on the situation.”
This was in Monta Loma. I saw one of the arrests right outside my house. Well done, MVPD! Photo here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115411282639543543271/posts/QFfzqSrzMpK
These daytime burglars are way too bold not to get caught eventually.
“Even if you play Russian roulette with 1 bullet, you’re gonna eat it soon enough.”
-Sun Tzu
Good work by the MVPD and a good citizen!
Kudos all around!
Sun Tzu never said that quote. No guns and no bullets back in his day.
Glad they caught these tirds.
“This call is a great example of how and why it is so important for witnesses to stay on the line with us when we’re dealing with an in-progress situation,” Lt. Greg Oselinksy said in the post. “We are able to ensure the public’s safety, as well as our officers’ safety, when we receive a continuous flow of solid information from someone who has eyes on the situation.”
Sounds familiar.
I heard a house on Hans got robbed today. We need to really be vigilant!
Excellent!
Now chuck the trash into jail and leave ’em there.
Tip – Lock your gates. PG&E doesn’t read the meters on foot any more.
On July 16, 2013 at approximately 10:16AM, MVPD received a call from an alert resident who witnessed two Hispanic males going into his neighbor’s backyard. In light of recent residential burglaries, several officers responded to the scene to assist in setting up a perimeter. Read on:
http://mountainviewpoliceblog.com/2013/07/16/alert-neighbors-call-leads-to-arrest-of-two-suspected-prowlers/
Where is ice when u need them?
And this phone call solution is how Zimmerman should have handled his “stand your ground” process. So glad we have concerned neighbors with good sense living in Mountain View. Well done! One and all.
@These are the folks
did you even look at the photo Mr. Lamb took of the suspect? He doesn’t appear to be Hispanic, you racist!
Glad the police got these guys from the help of our attentive neighboor! Thanks you guys!
Why would ICE be called? Do you know for a fact these two punks are undocumented/ illegally here? Or should that be done just because of the the report stating they were two hispanic males? If not, how bout you keep the racist ignorant remarks to yourself, eh?
Maybe they are “White Hispanics” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/cnn-white-hispanic_n_3588744.html
Thing can be totally different if it happens at night. Luckly this happened during the day.