Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a second suspect in the recent string of burglaries in San Juan and on Fairview Road.
Deputies this week arrested Raymond Parra, 20, after already arresting Manuel Pacheco, 23, in connection to the crimes, confirmed Capt. Eric Taylor with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office.
Before a string of five burglaries last week, along with another attempted burglary, there had been two other burglaries in San Juan the prior week, the sheriff’s office reported.
Someone kicked in the front door of the businesses and pried open their cash registers this latest time around, discovered Sept. 11.
Investigators had their break in the case when they responded to another burglary report Sept. 12 on Fairview Road. After video evidence confirmed it was the same suspect as the night before, deputies received yet another call of an attempted burglary in San Juan and responded. There, they encountered Pacheco walking while wearing the same clothes from the video, the sheriff’s office alleged.
The suspect initially got away, but deputies found him and stolen property from the burglaries while executing a search warrant of his home. Investigators also had found his car with evidence inside, according to the sheriff’s statement.
Investigators arrested Parra Sept. 13 and are seeking a third, unidentified suspect, Taylor said.
