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| Police arrest three on car burglary charges By Greg Thomas [ greg@hmbreview.com ] Published/Last Modified on Monday, July 7, 2008 4:33 PM PDT Coastside authorities arrested three men on car burglary charges early Monday morning after pursuing them along Highway 1 through Devil's Slide and Pacifica. Police responded to an auto-burglary report on Oak Avenue in Half Moon Bay at 3 a.m. on Monday and found that the victim's speaker box and in-dash DVD player were stolen. The officers asked other agencies to be on the lookout for the suspect vehicle after a witness spotted the suspects fleeing the area. Minutes later, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office located the vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 1 near the Half Moon Bay Airport and signaled for the driver to pull over. The vehicle continued along the highway, pursued by police, through Devil's Slide and Pacifica before running over a spike strip, which caused it to stop. Luis Gallegos, Michael Baldwin and Tony Alvarado, all Oakland residents in their late-teens, were arrested and later booked into the San Mateo County jail in Redwood City on charges of felony burglary, conspiracy, possession of stolen property and evading a police officer. Their bail has been set at $10,000. Approximately 65 pieces of stolen property were recovered from their vehicle. According to a press release, "the Half Moon Bay Police Department believes that more victims from the early morning burglaries haven't yet reported the thefts to police." Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Half Moon Bay Police Detective A.J. Johnson at 726-8911. |