Suspected burglar arrested in Arcadia

ARCADIA -- Arcadia police jailed a suspected burglar Tuesday with the help of a resident who reported a suspicious encounter, officials said.
Joshua Jacob, 26, of La Crescenta was booked on suspicion of residential burglary, Arcadia police Sgt. Tom Le Veque said in a written statement.
A woman called police shortly before 11 a.m. to a report a suspicious man had come to her door in the 1300 block of N. Baldwin Avenue and asked about a missing dog before driving off in a gray SUV, Le Veque said. She did not recognize the man.
Responding officers discovered a gray SUV backed into the driveway of another home nearby on Baldwin Avenue, police said. The license plate indicated the SUV had been reported stolen.
Police arrested Jacob in the back yard of the house, the sergeant said. They also and noticed that a sliding glass door that appeared to have been forced open and the home had been ransacked.
"Although the property was not removed from the residence, officers found handguns, jewelry, computer equipment and other evidence inside the location that was moved and abandoned by the suspect," Le Veque said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Jacob was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail at the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles. Information regarding his initial court appearance was not available.