Burglary call leads police to Mountain View mail theft suspects

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A pair of San Jose residents were arrested over the weekend after they were found in possession of counterfeit money and stolen mail from residences in Mountain View.

Officers were called after the two suspects, a man and a woman, were reported to be involved in a possible burglary in progress on the 1000 block of Montecito Avenue around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The man, who was driving a van, accelerated down the street and ran a stop sign before he was stopped and detained, according to a statement released by the police department Monday.

Officers searched the vehicle and found mail from residences on Montecito and Sierra Vista avenues, along with drug paraphernalia, counterfeit money and checks and a credit card that didn’t belong to the driver or the passenger, police said.

Both were arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and mail theft charges, including falsely obtaining personal identifying information. In addition, the man was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and a meth pipe, and the woman for allegedly possessing counterfeit money.

Police are in the process of returning the mail and other stolen contents found in the vehicle.

Editor’s note: The Voice’s policy is to withhold the names of those arrested for most crimes until the District Attorney has determined there is sufficient evidence to file charges in the case.