BHPD Arrests Suspects Connected To Residential Burglary Series

January 30, 2025 ·

Photo courtesy of Walter Cicchetti.

BEVERLY HILLS—On Wednesday, January 29, BHPD Executive Officer and PIO, Lt. Orth informed Canyon News via email that several suspects have been arrested connected to a series of residential burglaries throughout the state.

On January 16, detectives arrested three suspects believed to be responsible for several recent residential burglaries in Beverly Hills and the surrounding region. The suspects were taken into custody after being served search warrants at their residences in Los Angeles.

The search warrants were served in a coordinated multi-agency operation involving Detectives from the Glendale Police Department, who took an additional suspect into custody.

During the service of the search warrants, BHPD Detectives seized stolen property connected to the burglaries, including stolen firearms, jewelry, watches, luxury handbags, designer clothing, and other luxury items belonging to the victims. Additionally, detectives seized evidence connecting the suspects to the crimes, including clothing, cell phones, and signal jammers.

Detectives linked this criminal ring to several residential burglaries across California, including Beverly Hills, Glendale, San Marino, Los Angeles, Burbank, Pleasanton, Bakersfield, Ventura County, Orange County, and San Mateo County. Detectives are actively following up on leads and other crimes the suspects may have been involved in.

Arrested/Charged:

1. Joaquin Vergara-Contreras, 29, charged with four counts of 459 PC – Residential Burglary.

2. Juan Antonio Silva Loaeza, 43, charged with two counts of 459 PC – Residential Burglary.

3. Elias Moncada Reyes, 30, arrested for 459 PC – Residential Burglary and an outstanding residential burglary warrant out of Pasadena.

4. Leidy Dayana Manrique, 30, currently in custody in Ventura County on related charges, was Charged with one count of 459 PC – Residential Burglary and two counts of 496 PC –Receiving Stolen Property.

5. Matias Jesus Soto-Barraza, 22, was taken into custody during the joint operation by the Glendale Police Department.

Anyone with details about any of the crimes is asked to call the BHPD at 310-550-4951. Anonymous reports can be made by texting TIP BHPDALERT to 888777 followed by the tip information or by visiting nixle.us/tip/bhpdalert. Individuals can also contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

By Trevor

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