Two women were arrested and a stash of stolen property recovered by Morro Bay Police after they allegedly broke into numerous cars in Morro Bay.
Sometime overnight Feb. 1-2, there were 11 reported thefts from vehicles in the northwest side of the City, according to a new release from the MBPD.
Also, a dry cleaner shop in Downtown was also burglarized. “The losses from these thefts,” said Cmdr. Bryan Millard, “included several small electronic items, power tools, cash money, and blank business checks totaling several hundred dollars in value.”
A police investigation led to the arrest of a 32-year-old woman and subsequently arrested an 18-year-old woman in connection with the cases.
Following up on more leads, Millard said, police recovered more suspected stolen property at a home in the south side of town and “contacted two adult male subjects in the early morning hours of Feb. 5,” Millard said, “who admitted taking property from more than 30 vehicles that morning, and had numerous property items in their possession.”
Those items, some of which are pictured here, are being help by police until the owners can be located. Millard said they have more suspects identified in connection with these crimes, “but no other arrests have been made, pending the completion of this investigation,” he added.
Police are asking any citizens with information about recent theft activity, or who are missing property from their vehicles, to call them at 772-6225.
Thus far, police arrested Heather Hair, 32 of Morro Bay on suspicion of possession of stolen property, criminal conspiracy, and possession of drug paraphernalia. A second suspect, Ariel Martine Adams, 18 of Morro Bay, after she allegedly tried to cash a suspected forged check that police say was “identified as a stolen in one of the associated thefts.” Adams was charged with suspicion of possession of stolen property, forgery, and conspiracy. Both women were cited for misdemeanors and released, Millard said. More arrests are anticipated as the investigation unfolds.
