burglary suspect caught El Cajon

Automated license plate reader technology helps ECPD arrest burglary suspects

East County News Service

November 28, 2025 (El Cajon) – Officers from El Cajon Police Department responded to reports of a home burglary in progress, with the family inside on November 23 around 9:14 a.m.  Whey they arrived, officers learned that two suspects—a woman who fled on foot and a man who stole the victims’ SUV—had already left the scene.


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