Suspected burglar arrested; large cache of stolen property recovered

(This is a better link for the story I just posted previously today)



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE #08-22

Subject : Suspected burglar arrested; large cache of stolen property recovered
Contact : Dee Dee Gunther, Police Public Information Officer (916)774-5015
ddgunther@roseville.ca.us


On Sunday, April 6, a Roseville police officer arrested a man suspected of committing several burglaries in the east Roseville area since last fall.

Sunday morning, Roseville Police Officer Marzolf knocked on doors in the Smith Lane and Conroy Lane, off Sunrise Avenue, looking for information about a man on probation named Jeremiah Mallory. Officer Marzolf was aware of several recent thefts from vehicles in the east Roseville area, and that a man resembling Mallory frequented the area and had been seen in the area of at least one of the crimes.

At approximately 10 a.m., Officer Marzolf spotted Mallory riding a bicycle on Sunrise Avenue near Conroy Lane, and arrested him on a Sacramento County warrant. Officer Marzolf and other officers then searched a nearby apartment where Mallory had been staying, and discovered a large cache of suspected stolen property, including numerous cell phones, GPS navigation units, handheld electronic gaming devices, music players, and other items.

Jeremiah Joseph Mallory, 34, of Weed, CA, was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property, violation of probation, possession of a switchblade knife, and a Sacramento County warrant for DUI. Mallory is being held in the Placer County Jail in lieu of $75,500 bail.

Investigation staff are cataloging the recovered items and combing through crime reports, matching stolen property to victims. So far, they have matched the property to at least seven thefts from vehicles or garage burglaries in east Roseville.

Investigations lieutenant Moore said, "We know that burglary and theft victims will be anxious to find out if we've recovered their stolen property. I encourage them to be patient and wait for our staff to call them. So far, the property we have matched was all stolen from east Roseville, not far from where this suspect was staying. Many of the recovered items, like cell phones, are fairly easy for our staff to trace to their owners."