2 arrested in Santa Rosa home invasion

Two men were arrested for allegedly staging a home invasion robbery at a Santa Rosa residence last week, according to police.

The Santa Rosa Police Department said its officers were alerted around 9:50 a.m. Thursday to a reported home invasion robbery in the 1800 block of Waltzer Road. When police arrived, they found two adult male victims inside a residence, tied up but unharmed.

After officers released the victims, police learned they had been robbed at gunpoint by a man. The suspect entered the residence, tied up the victims and stole an undisclosed amount of money.

According to the victims, the suspect also took one of the victim's vehicles, fled with it, then abandoned it on a nearby street. Police searched the area for the suspect, but he was not found.

Investigators then discovered surveillance video of the suspect identified as Agustin Anguiano-Soto, a 61-year-old Santa Rosa resident.

That afternoon, police found Anguiano-Soto driving a vehicle in Rohnert Park. Officers arrested him in the area of ​​Dowdell Avenue and Golf Course Drive West. He was arrested without incident and suspected evidence related to the theft was found in the vehicle he was driving.

After further investigation, detectives identified a second suspect in the home invasion robbery: Juan Uribe-Villafana, a 40-year-old Santa Rosa resident. Police say he planned the robbery and was an accomplice during the home invasion.
On Tuesday at 1:05 p.m., investigators found Uribe-Villafana in the area of ​​Flower Avenue and Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa. He was arrested by officers and search warrants were served at his residence located in the 300 block of Flower Avenue.

Anguiano-Soto was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of first-degree theft, false imprisonment, residential burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.

Uribe-Villafana was also booked into the same county jail for alleged first-degree robbery, false imprisonment, residential burglary, conspiracy to commit grand larceny and violation of probation.

“Investigators are still investigating this case and are seeking to speak with possible witnesses or locate additional video surveillance systems that may have captured the incident,” Santa Rosa police said.

Those with information about the investigation are encouraged to contact Santa Rosa police through www.srcity.org/CrimeTips or contact the Violent Crime Investigation Team at (707) 543-3590 and quote the SRPD case number 24-6506.