By Christian MartinezLos Angeles TimesORANGE COUNTY, Calif. —The case began with the investigation of three home burglaries, one in Yorba Linda and two in Santa Ana in September of 2022. Nine people were arrested Wednesday, with another 11 people still at large, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a joint release with the Fullerton Police Department and the Orange County district attorney’s office. The investigation implicated the suspects, who allegedly had ties to L.A-based gangs, to 34 residential burglaries, a commercial burglary and conspiracy to commit burglaries across Orange County. The Sheriff’s Department handled 18 cases while the Fullerton Police Department took the lead on 19. On Wednesday, SWAT teams from the Sheriff’s Department , the Torrance Police Department and the FBI served search warrants at four places in L.A. County, netting nine arrests.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2023 12:52 UTC