Suspects arrested in car thefts and stolen stereos in Roseville

From the Press Tribune Sept 17, 2008

A citizen's tip and a quick response by Roseville Police officers led to the arrest of two suspects Tuesday morning for the recovery of two stolen vehicles and two stolen car stereos.

At 4:27 a.m. Sept. 16, a resident of the 1400 block of Lockhart Way reported that he had just interrupted two males breaking into a neighbor's car. The thieves fled the area in a white sedan, similar to a Honda. A responding Roseville police officer spotted a white Honda sedan driving out of the neighborhood. The officer stopped the sedan and its two male occupants, and saw that the car's ignition had been punched. Inside the vehicle were two car stereos, wiring, and burglar's tools. The car stereos were matched to burglarized vehicles on Lockhart Way and Oakborough Avenue in Roseville.

The Honda sedan used by the suspects was registered to a Sacramento woman. At RPD's request, a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy contacted the registered owner, and confirmed that her Honda sedan had been stolen sometime in the night. The deputy spotted another sedan, a Toyota Camry, parked in a haphazard way near the woman's residence. The Camry had just been reported stolen from Atwell Street in Roseville.

It appeared that the thieves stole the Toyota Camry from Atwell Street in Roseville, drove it to Sacramento and dumped it, and then stole the Honda sedan. They are suspected of returning to Roseville in the stolen Honda, and committing at least two vehicle burglaries.

Officers arrested Souyee Lao, 20, of Sacramento and Jesse Tang Xiong, 19, of Elverta on suspicion of auto theft, burglary, possession of stolen property, vandalism and possession of burglar's tools. Both are currently in custody in the Placer County Jail on $20,000 bail.