Father, son jailed in Altadena

ALTADENA -- A father and son were arrested early Thursday as deputies were investigating a home burglary, authorities said.
Jabari Varnado, 20, was booked suspicion of residential burglary, while his father, 55-year-old Lonell Varnado, was booked on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a stolen firearm, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Sheila Sanchez said.
While neither son nor father has been linked to other Altadena burglaries Thursday afternoon, "We have a strong suspicion the investigation will lead us in that direction," Sanchez said.
At a community meeting held earlier this month, sheriff's officials said Altadena, particularly the eastern portion of the city, has seen a significant spike in burglaries this year. The city-wide increase amounted to about 27.5 percent over last year.
Thursday's arrest came after a woman arrived home in the 1300 block of Eastlyn Place shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday an interrupted a man burglarizing her house, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement
Evidence dropped at the scene of the alleged break-in led investigators to the home of Jabari Varnado in the 2200 block of East Washington Boulevard, Sanchez said, where he lived with his father. Officials declined to give more details about what type of evidence was found.
Deputies set up a surveillance on the home and arrested both men without incident early Thursday, Sanchez said
Jabari Varnado, who was on parole for a previous burglary conviction and wanted on three warrants, was being held without bail, Sanchez said. Lonell Varnado was being held in lieu of $35,000 bail. Both are due for arraignment in Pasadena Superior Court Monday.
Sanchez said detectives were still looking into whether the father or son has any gang ties.