Three Colombian nationals were taken in custody on Tuesday on suspicion of using a hidden camera device to commit a burglary at a residence in the City of Temecula.
The investigation began on May 9, when Southwest Sheriff’s Station deputies, with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Team, responded to a suspicious device call at a residence in the 42000 block of Drennon Court in the City of Temecula.
The investigation determined that the device planted in the yard was not an explosive but contained improvised video recording components, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Investigators collaborated with other local law enforcement and federal agents to identify those responsible for staging the device. Investigators determined four suspects conspired to covertly place the recording device with the intent to commit burglary, according to the sheriff’s officials.
On September 3, a search warrant was executed in the 500 block of Catalina Avenue in the City of Los Angeles, where three of the four suspects, 28-year-old Hames Lopez-Granados, 38-year-old Dany Alejandro Aponte-Abaunza, and 27-year-old Jonathan Sierra-Rincon, were taken into custody and booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center for conspiracy and burglary.
Investigators are still working to identify the fourth suspect in this case. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Lead Investigator Angel Gasparini at the Southwest Sheriff’s Station at 951-696–3000.
