Suspects Arrested for Bay Area Residential Burglary String

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

On December 29, 2023, San José Police Department Robbery Unit Detectives began investigating a series of home invasions and residential burglaries that occurred in the city of San José. During the course of the investigation, Detectives collaborated with multiple Bay Area agencies and learned that the suspects were associated to several residential burglaries in Bay Area cities including San Bruno, Fremont, Milpitas, and Union City.

During these home invasions and residential burglaries, the suspects took jewelry, high end watches, purses, large amounts of cash, as well as several firearms. The suspects also used a WiFi Jammer device to disrupt home security camera signals. After conducting a follow-up investigation, SJPD Robbery Unit Detectives, in collaboration with Fremont Police Department Special Operations Detectives, identified four suspects: Dejaun Mabon, Maurice Barrow, Shawn Wyatt, and Lawrence Barton.

On January 23, 2024, Fremont Police Detectives from the Special Operations Division, along with the San José Police Department’s Air Support Unit, apprehended the four suspects in Union City during an in-progress residential burglary.

SJPD Robbery Unit Detectives and SJPD M.E.R.G.E Unit personnel, along with Fremont Police Department Detectives and multiple joint agencies, were able to obtain and execute five residential search warrants in connection with the suspects known addresses. Over 100,000 dollars in cash and stolen property were recovered during the execution of the search warrants. Additionally, several handguns and a high-capacity rifle were also recovered.

 

The suspects were booked into Alameda County Jail and will subsequently be transferred to the Santa Clara County Main Jail, for home invasion and residential burglary charges.

Anyone with information about these cases or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Mendoza #4395 and/or Detective Hernandez #4392 of the San José Police Robbery Unit via email: 4395@sanjoseca.gov/4392@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4166.

Acknowledgements:

SJPD would like to recognize the following agencies for their collaboration and assistance in apprehending these suspects: Fremont Police Department, San Bruno Police Department, Milpitas Police Department, and Merced Police Department.

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