Four people arrested for home burglary caught on camera – Palo Alto Daily Post

Palo Alto police arrested four Chilean nationals suspected of breaking into a home, police announced today (June 17).

The owner of a home in the 2300 block of Byron Street called police at 9:29 p.m. Saturday to report that she had received a notification from her home's security system that someone was at her home , according to a police press release.

The woman, who is currently abroad, could see strangers breaking into her home through her security cameras.

Police went to the woman's home and saw three people running out of the building and jumping fences. Police caught up with all three, according to the release.

One of the men said his foot hurt from jumping from the second floor balcony. Paramedics examined him at the scene, police said.

A fourth person, a 17-year-old, was found hiding in a black 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe with Ford license plates, police said.

The burglars had broken a glass door on the second-floor balcony, ransacked two bedrooms and loaded items from the house into two bags, police said.

Police found a window punch and a flashlight which were thrown away as the burglars fled.

One of the men had two expensive watches, one for men and one for women when he was arrested. Another had a diamond ring in his sock, police said.

The men told police they were from Chile. Police arrested two 17-year-olds whose names have not been released, as well as Christian Cervera Colan, 23, and Jorge Pacheco, 18.

In recent years, law enforcement agencies have warned about Chilean gangs engaging in “criminal tourism” in California.

Atherton Chief Steven McCulley said in February 2022 that Los Angeles Chilean gang members burglarized six homes in the city in a month, and the Hillsborough Police Department issued similar warnings.

–Staff report