La Puente man suspected in string of robberies
VALINDA -- Authorities arrested a La Puente man Thursday afternoon suspected in the robbery of several area stores.
A task force of law enforcement agencies arrested Richard Renteria, 38, after he and a female accomplice led authorities on a brief chase that ended in Valinda, sheriff's Sgt. Ernie Barbosa said.
Renteria was arrested about 2:20 p.m. and booked on suspicion of violating parole and robbery, Barbosa said.
Renteria's girlfriend, Olinda Breit, 22, of La Puente was booked on suspicion of burglary after allegedly breaking into a home in an attempt to flee police, Barbosa said. She also had outstanding arrest warrants.
Officials suspect Renteria is responsible for at least two robberies and maybe more, Glendora police Lt. Jamie Caldwell said.
Renteria is suspected of brandishing a handgun while stealing GPS units at a Wal-Mart in Glendora on May 5, Caldwell said. He fled in a car with an unidentified person.
He is also suspected of stealing iPods from a Target with a female accomplice in Chino on April 15, Barbosa said.
Caldwell added that authorities are investigating Renteria in connection with additional robberies in other areas.
On Thursday, task force members from the state Department of Corrections, the U.S. Marshals and the Glendora Police Department were looking for Renteria when they spotted him near Hacienda Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue about 2 p.m., Barbosa said.
He fled in a car after authorities approached, Barbosa said. Renteria and a woman then ran from the car before being found and arrested in the backyard of a home in the 15600 block of Fellowship Street in Valinda about 20 minutes later.
The car, a Honda, was recovered and had been reported stolen, he added.
According to sheriff's booking records, Breit was being held in lieu of $80,000 bail and was scheduled for arraignment in West Covina Superior Court on Monday.
Information on Renteria's initial court appearance was not available late Thursday, however parolees are generally held without bail when re-arrested.
A task force of law enforcement agencies arrested Richard Renteria, 38, after he and a female accomplice led authorities on a brief chase that ended in Valinda, sheriff's Sgt. Ernie Barbosa said.
Renteria was arrested about 2:20 p.m. and booked on suspicion of violating parole and robbery, Barbosa said.
Renteria's girlfriend, Olinda Breit, 22, of La Puente was booked on suspicion of burglary after allegedly breaking into a home in an attempt to flee police, Barbosa said. She also had outstanding arrest warrants.
Officials suspect Renteria is responsible for at least two robberies and maybe more, Glendora police Lt. Jamie Caldwell said.
Renteria is suspected of brandishing a handgun while stealing GPS units at a Wal-Mart in Glendora on May 5, Caldwell said. He fled in a car with an unidentified person.
He is also suspected of stealing iPods from a Target with a female accomplice in Chino on April 15, Barbosa said.
Caldwell added that authorities are investigating Renteria in connection with additional robberies in other areas.
On Thursday, task force members from the state Department of Corrections, the U.S. Marshals and the Glendora Police Department were looking for Renteria when they spotted him near Hacienda Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue about 2 p.m., Barbosa said.
He fled in a car after authorities approached, Barbosa said. Renteria and a woman then ran from the car before being found and arrested in the backyard of a home in the 15600 block of Fellowship Street in Valinda about 20 minutes later.
The car, a Honda, was recovered and had been reported stolen, he added.
According to sheriff's booking records, Breit was being held in lieu of $80,000 bail and was scheduled for arraignment in West Covina Superior Court on Monday.
Information on Renteria's initial court appearance was not available late Thursday, however parolees are generally held without bail when re-arrested.
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