Local News in Brief : Costa Mesa : 2 Held in Postal Vehicle Burglary
Police have arrested two men in connection with the theft of mail and the burglary of a U.S. Postal Service vehicle in Costa Mesa, authorities said Wednesday.
Postal Service Inspector Steve Schneringer said the pair are being investigated for possible links to a group suspected in a string of similar burglaries. They may be “just one of the cogs in the big wheel,†he said.
Florencio Padilla, 26, of Long Beach and Luis Maldonado, 27, of Los Angeles were taken into custody Tuesday at about 12:25 p.m., shortly after a tray with about 500 letters was taken from a postal vehicle, Police Sgt. Max Wilson said.
The men were arrested after a witness reported seeing the burglary take place at Montana Avenue and California Street, Wilson said.
Both men were being held Wednesday in the city’s jail facility.
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