Crime & Safety
Pair of Would-Be Burglars Arrested Friday Night
Police found the two suspects with break-in tools at the Scotts Valley shopping center.
A pair of would-be burglars was arrested Friday night after police found several tools commonly used to commit burglaries stashed in their car.
Police arrested 30-year-old MiroSlava Duran and 41-year-old Mario Martinez, both from Salinas, on suspicion of possessing burglary tools.
Officers found the pair inside a parked car after responding to a suspicious persons report in the Scotts Village shopping center around 9:30 p.m. Friday.
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Police discovered Duran sitting in the car's front seat listening to a police scanner and Martinez hiding under a blanket in the backseat.
A search of the vehicle revealed several tools apparently gathered with the intention to commit burglaries, including pry bars and masks, police said.
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Police said neither suspect had an explanation for being in Scotts
Valley Friday night.
--Bay City News Service
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