HACIENDA HEIGHTS — Deputies jailed three attempted burglary suspects Thursday after a witness reported seeing them trying to break into a neighbor’s house, authorities said.
Jordan Saunders, 20, of Los Angeles, Derrick Thompson, 21, and Joshua Allen, 20, all of Los Angeles, were booked on suspicion of attempted burglary, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Vic Sotelo said.
Someone called authorities about noon to report three suspicious men who looked like they were trying to force their way into a neighboring home, the lieutenant said.
The suspects had left the home by the time deputies arrived, Sotelo said, however one was found in a car about a block away, and the other two were found walking about two blocks from the home.
“They all provided us conflicting stories as to what they were doing there,” he said.
“Upon examination of the house, we observed a pried off window screen,” Sotelo said. “We matched the pry marks with a prying tool that was located in the vehicle.”
According to county booking records, Saunders and Thompson were being held in lieu of $20,000 each, while Allen was being held in lieu of $23,122. All three men were due for arraignment Monday in West Covina Superior Court.