Four alleged members of a sophisticated burglary ring targeting homes in multiple Bay Area cities have been arrested following an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
San Jose Police Department announced that on December 29, 2023, detectives began investigating a series of home invasions and residential burglaries in the city. After consulting with other Bay Area law enforcement agencies, it was determined that the same suspect was involved in residential burglaries in other cities, including San Bruno, Fremont, Milpitas, and Union City.
During the robbery and home invasion, the suspects took jewelry, luxury watches, wallets, large amounts of cash and several firearms, police said. Additionally, the suspects used WiFi jamming devices to jam signals from home surveillance cameras.
San Jose police robbery detectives, along with Fremont police detectives, identified the suspect as DeJoan Mabon, 35, of Oakland. Maurice Barrow, 38 years old. Sean Wyatt, 35 years old. and Lawrence Burton (37).
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On January 23, Fremont Police Department detectives, along with the San Jose Police Department’s Air Support Unit, arrested all four suspects in an ongoing home robbery in Union City. Search warrants were served at five different residences and detectives recovered more than $100,000 in cash and stolen property, as well as several handguns and high-powered rifles, police said.
All four suspects were booked into the Alameda County Jail on charges of burglary and burglary and are awaiting transfer to the Santa Clara County Main Jail.
On Thursday, a police spokesperson said the use of WiFi jamming devices by robbers is not common.
“It’s not common. It’s not something you hear every day. The purchase, use and sale of these WiFi jamming devices is actually illegal under federal law,” San Jose Police Department spokeswoman Stacey See said. Ta. “When technology starts to change, it gets more advanced, and so do criminals, right? Technology changes over time, so we’re looking at that.”
The device used by the burglar disrupts the WiFi connection between your security camera and your home’s internet router. Cable cameras are not affected by such devices, Shi said.
Police believe the suspects may have been involved in other residential burglaries in the Bay Area. Anyone with information regarding these or similar incidents is asked to contact Detective Mendoza #4395 and/or Detective Hernandez #4392 of the San Jose Police Robbery Unit by email at: 4395@sanjoseca.gov/4392@sanjoseca. gov or 408-277-4166.
