Man arrested after residential burglary

DOWNEY - A Downey man is in custody following a daytime residential burglarly that occurred Wednesday.Downey police officers were dispatched to the 12200 block of Marbel Avenue at 10 a.m. for a possible residential burglarly that had just occurred, authorities said. The suspects were last seen fleeing the area in a dark-colored sedan. When officers arrived, they discovered the house had been ransacked and burglarized, police officials said. After an investigation, detectives identified a suspect and arrested 22-year-old Downey resident Jose Aguilar the same night. Officers recovered some of the items that had been taken in the burglary, police said. Aguilar was booked for residential burglary and is currently being held at the Los Angeles County Jail. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Detective Jerry Price at (562)‚Äà904-2359 or Sgt. Brian Baker at (562) 904-2304.

********** Published: March 10, 2011 - Volume 9 - Issue 47