Police nab burglars near school

Arcadia Police responded quickly to two calls from homeowners today and nabbed three teenage house burglars.

As police pursued the criminals with ground and helicopter units, both parts of the nearby Hugo Reid Elementary and Primary schools had to go on lock down just as students were preparing for lunch.

At about 10:54 a.m. Wednesday, police received a call from a resident reporting a suspicious subject knocking on his door in the 900 block of Panorama. The resident noticed the subject was associated with an occupied vehicle on the street and watched as they continued knocking on other doors in the neighborhood. As officers arrived, the vehicle was located and a female adult driver was detained.

Moments later a second resident, who was working in his garage in the 1000 block of Panorama, called the Police Department and stated that two male subjects exited the rear door of his residence. One of the subject’s descriptions matched that provided by the previous caller. The resident watched as the two subjects ran down his driveway toward the street at which time they saw the police officers. The two subjects then ran back to the rear yard and jumped over the wall. A police perimeter was established and the two subjects were located in a nearby construction site where they were taken into custody.

Officers discovered a burglary had been committed at the residence of the second caller. Both callers identified the subjects involved. They were arrested and transported to the Arcadia Police Department for processing. The arrested suspects are: Brian Magallanes, 19 years old from Duarte Eulises Andres 19 years old from La Puente Stephanie Iraheta, 18 years old from La Puente.

The case is currently being investigated by the Detective Bureau and the loss is yet to be determined. Please direct all inquiries to the Watch Commander at (626)574-5156.

— By Scott Hettrick from a police report.