International thieves from Chile are suspected of committing hundreds of burglaries across Southern California.
Jonathan Garay, 29, Eduardo Queralto, 22, and Kevin Castillo, 22, who were in the United States on temporary visas from Chile, were arrested last week on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy.
Last week, Simi Valley police, working with the California Highway Patrol and Ventura County deputies, arrested three Chilean men for multiple vehicle burglaries. Each was here on temporary visas, police said. The crews’ signature identifiers include fake passports and phony identification cards. They use rental cars, sometimes masked with paper license plates. After entering the rear of homes, the burglars typically barricade front doors, including those in gated communities with private security patrols.
The crews break glass or pry open patio doors but will not spend minutes circumventing alarm systems, he said. Eimiller, the FBI spokeswoman, said the bureau had contacted its FBI representative in Santiago, Chile, for assistance.
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