Burglary Suspects Pretended to Be Delivery Workers to Rob Homes in Irvine, Inland Empire, Police Say

Police bust alleged organized residential burglary ring

By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story     IRVINE, California (KCAL) — Five people believed to be linked to multiple Southern California residential burglaries and part of a transnational organized crime ring, were arrested by Irvine police on Thursday. An Easter Sunday traffic stop by an Irvine police officer led to the investigation and arrests of four men and a woman. Irvine Police Department Chief Michael Kent said organized bur…

5 members of international organized residential burglary ring arrested after Irvine break-in

The five people are believed to be part of a transnational organized burglary ring. Police said they dressed up as delivery workers when they targeted an Irvine home on Easter Sunday.

Burglary suspects pretended to be delivery workers to rob homes in Irvine, Inland Empire, police say

The traffic stop of a fake deliveryman in a suspicious vehicle by an Irvine police officer led to a month-long investigation that culminated with the arrests of five Colombian nationals believed to be part of a transnational burglary crew, police officials announced Friday, May 16. In at least one of the burglaries, a woman approached the front door of a home appearing to be a food delivery worker, police said, and a man later arrived wearing an…

Fake Amazon delivery drivers arrested as part of alleged transnational burglary crew

Five people believed to be part of a transnational burglary crew were arrested this week following a month-long investigation into a residential break-in reported on Easter Sunday, the Irvine Police Department said. The suspects, four men and one woman, were taken into custody in Fontana and Colton on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and narcotics possession. They were identified as Jhon Osorio Arias, 24; Jesus Hernandez Cha…

Fake delivery driver traffic stop in Irvine leads to burglary crew arrests

The traffic stop of a driver who tried to pose as a food delivery worker led to the arrests of five people connected to a transnational organized crime group accused in several Southern California residential burglaries, the Irvine Police Department announced Friday. The investigation began on Easter Sunday, April 20, when an Irvine resident called police to report alerts from...

Colombian residential burglary crew arrested by the Irvine Police - New Santa Ana

Irvine, Calif. (May 16, 2025) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) arrested four adult males and a female believed to be linked to a transnational organized crime ring. On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at about 1:45 p.m., a resident on Cultivate called IPD dispatch after getting alerts from his home surveillance showing males unknown to him inside his residence. IPD officers responded with emergency lights and sirens to the burglary in progress…