Observant Area Resident Alerts LBPD, Cops Respond, Find And Arrest Two Attempted NLB Res Burg Suspects

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Observant Area Resident Alerts LBPD, Cops Respond, Find And Arrest Two NLB Attempted Res Burg Suspects

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(April 14, 2015, 10:55 a.m.) -- LBPD credit an observant area resident for calling police, which brought a response that took two attempted residential burglary suspects into custody (both LB teens, one a juvenile) in the area of the 6300 block of Cerritos Ave.

LBPD Public Information Officer Nancy Pratt tells LBREPORT.com that on Monday (April 13) at about 12:45 p.m., LBPD responded to the 6300 block of Cerritos Ave. regarding a possible residential burglary: PIO Pratt says:

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A concerned resident in the area saw two male subjects jump a fence into the back yard of a residence and called police
Officers arrived on scene and one subject fled on foot;
A foot pursuit was initiated and the suspect was caught a short distance away and taken into custody;
A perimeter was established in an attempt to locate the second suspect;
The assistance of a K-9 was requested;
K-9 responded and made the P/A [louspeaker] announcement for the suspect to come out;
An officer then observed the second suspect in a nearby backyard and ordered him out;
The suspect surrendered and was also taken into custody;
Officers discovered a screen had been removed and pry marks on a window where the suspects had [allegedly] attempted to enter the residence;
The suspects have been identified as 19-year-old Ismael Cuevas of LB and a 17-year-old from LB. They have both been booked for residential burglary

PIO Pratt adds: "The LBPD would like to commend the resident who saw suspicious activity and picked up the phone to report it immediately. As a result, they prevented a home from being burglarized, and other homes the suspects may have eventually targeted."