Crime & Safety

Names of Two Arrested for Burglary Released

The pair was caught in the process of burglarizing a home and an arrest was made.

Updated Tuesday:  The two suspects are Deamontae Pitts, 19, of Pomona and Larelle Hall, 19, of San Bernardino.  Despite their out-of-town addresses, Lt. Joe Dempsey of the Altadena Sheriff's Station confirmed they are suspected local gang members.  He said detectives are still working on getting information about others in the gang who may be part of the burglary ring.

Two suspects were arrested Monday morning after deputies caught them in the act of burglarizing a home, according to Lt. Angela Shephard of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Altadena station.

The two arrested are two 19-year-old males who are suspected gang members of the Pasadena Denver Lanes gang, Shephard said.

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A neighbor of the victim's residence, in the 3600 block of Glenrose Avenue, called the station after seeing the suspects enter her neighbor's yard around 8:30 a.m., Shephard said. 

Deputies responded to the scene and spotted the pair jumping over the fence and fleeing the scene carrying backpacks.

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They then set up a containment over several blocks and were able to nab the suspects.

Detectives at the station were interrogating the suspects for more information as of Monday afternoon, Shephard said.

Please check back the site later in the day for updates.

This story has been changed from its original version as new information has come in about the crime.


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