A “extremely refined” Colombian crime ring with possible cartel ties drilled via concrete and made off with greater than $1 million in jewellery final month — however pushed its luck too far in trying an identical brazen break-in Thursday, police mentioned.
The crew of 4 bandits, together with an alarm specialist and demolition skilled, first focused a jewellery retailer in Sacramento County throughout a wild housebreaking on Sept. 13, in keeping with the county’s sheriff’s workplace.
“The strategies utilized in that housebreaking are one thing that’s straight out of the films,” Sgt. Amar Gandhi advised ABC 10. ”Very methodical, extraordinarily deliberate out, very refined so far as their strategies, strategies, instruments and experience.”
The extremely organized thieves traveled round components of the Sacramento and the Bay Space in an RV to allegedly scout out potential jewellery shops whereas disabling alarms and getting access to the retailers, in keeping with cops, who have been surveilling the crew.
However the group of Colombian nationals was caught within the act whereas attempting to commit one other heist at Lodi Pawn and Tremendous Jewellery Thursday, in keeping with police — who swooped in because the housebreaking was unfolding.
Simply earlier than the police bust, the group broke into the shop by slicing a gap in a brick wall, shutting off energy and disabling the constructing’s alarm system, cops mentioned.
Because of the short motion of the cops no jewellery was taken from the shop and all 4 have been arrested.
Sandro Torres-Morales, 49, Orlando Goyeneche-Sanchez, 41, Miguel Osorio-Castaneda, 49, and Melany Pascagoula-Correa, 25, have been taken into custody.
The crew is believed to be tied to a world crime ring that has stolen tens of millions of {dollars} of jewellery, Gandhi mentioned.
“These guys are actually refined in what they do. They’d a feminine who had registered automobiles beneath her identify and would function sort of an workplace supervisor,” mentioned Gandhi.
“We consider that they’re accountable for a number of of a majority of these heists all through the state, if not, much more. We all know one of many members owns a jewellery retailer in Colombia. We consider there are ties to cartels.”
The crew is scheduled to seem in court docket on Oct. 20.
