Teenage burglary suspect jailed in Pasadena

PASADENA -- Police arrested a young burglary suspect Thursday after a neighbor reported the break-in to police, authorities said.
A 17-year-old Pasadena boy, whose name was not released due to his age, was booked on suspicion of burglary, Pasadena police Lt. Keith Jones said.
The incident began shortly after 7 p.m. in the 1200 block of N. Summit Avenue when a resident phoned police to report four men had just kicked in the door of a neighbor's home and remained on the phone with a dispatcher to let police know the suspects were still inside as officers responded to the home, the lieutenant said.
A police helicopter arrived at the scene first and saw the four burglars flee the home and run northbound, Jones said.
Officers set up a search perimeter and found the teenage suspect, he said, however the other three were not found.
Electronics including a laptop computer and a 22-inch flat-screen TV were found apparently discarded by the suspects in a nearby yard, Jones said. It appeared the burglars were in the process of disconnecting a larger TV in the home when the police helicopter arrived.
Jones said the arrest was primarily due to the help of the resident who reported the crime.
"The capture of the suspect, the recovery of the loss would not have occurred without the help of the citizen who called police," he said.