3 Chilean Men Arrested in Irvine for Alleged Role in International Crime Ring

The men looked as though they were casing the area, Irvine police said. Burglars coming to California from other countries appears to be a trend.
3 Chilean Men Arrested in Irvine for Alleged Role in International Crime Ring
Three Chilean burglary suspects were arrested in Irvine on March 22, 2024. Irvine Police Department
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Three men from Chile were arrested by Irvine police March 23 for their alleged involvement in an international organized crime ring responsible for residential burglaries, authorities said.

On March 22, at about 6:50 p.m., officers conducting surveillance in the Turtle Rock and Shady Canyon neighborhoods in response to a series of residential burglaries noticed a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot, according to a statement from the Irvine Police Department.

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