In a swift crackdown on house pilferers, Santa Monica Police bagged a pair of suspected burglars yesterday. The duo, allegedly caught with their loot still in tow, includes 23-year-old Christofer Martinez Infante and his accomplice, 22-year-old Jeffrey Owen Wright—faces now synonymous with a brazen broad daylight home invasion, as stated by the City of Santa Monica.
According to Santa Monica officials, the police were alerted to the break-in on the 500 block of 9th Street after a tip about a suspicious vehicle. The blue-and-whites spotted a car fitting the description, and they pounced without missing a beat, detaining the suspects just as another set of coppers verified that indeed a burglary had taken place. Inside the getaway ride were a stolen safe and evidence pointing to a clear-cut case of residential burglary.
Ropes and cuffs are now gearing up for what might have been another successful heist. Infante and Wright are currently cooling their heels behind bars, slapped with residential burglary charges, all the while bail remains a stranger to them. The Santa Monica Police Department remains tight-lipped with an ongoing investigation; however, they are casting a wide net for additional tidbits, urging anyone with information to come forward.
The call to action comes from the top, with Detective Isaac Reyes, Detective Sgt. Lozano, and the always-available Watch Commander opening lines. Detective Reyes can be contacted at (310) 458-4852 for any leads, whereas Detective Sgt. Lozano is available at (310) 458-8774, and should these options run dry there’s a bat signal for the Watch Commander ready at (310) 458-8426 for the sleepless helping hands. The gritty details of the case, however scant they may currently be, are documented under Reference DR# 23-110071, a number that could become all too familiar should this case blow wide open with community help, signaling a combined force between blue shield and civilian valor that is the fabric of our safe neighborhoods.
