Suspects Arrested for 32 Window-Smash Burglaries: OC Sheriff’s Department

Orange County Sheriff's Department vehicles are parked outside the Saddleback Station in Lake Forest, Calif., on Sept. 14, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) announced Oct. 21 they have arrested two individuals believed to have committed 32 different vehicle window-smash style burglaries around the county.

The burglaries, which have been investigated since Aug. 26 by the department’s South Directed Enforcement Team—an investigative unit that focuses on crime trends—resulted in over $100,000 of items being stolen, including high-end tools.