Half Moon Bay Man Arrested in Car Burglary Spree

San Mateo police say they have arrested two people suspected in a string of car burglaries in the north central part of the city.

Jose Luis Marquez, 30, of Half Moon Bay and Sommer Star Gonsalves, 19, of Redwood City were arrested early Tuesday morning after officers saturated the area in the hopes of catching the burglars in the act.

According to a San Mateo Police Department press release, “On the very first evening that this operational plan was put into service, Officer Steve Bennett spotted a vehicle” in the North Shoreview area which police had been looking for. Bennett pulled the vehicle over and arrested the two occupants on drug violations.

Police say a search of the couple’s motel room revealed a “large cache of suspected stolen property. The property included vehicle stereos and audio equipment, computer and gaming equipment, tools, and numerous other items.”

Marquez and Gonsalves have been booked into the county jail. Police say they are “still working to connect much of this property to existing crimes.”

San Mateo police ask that anyone with information in the case contact SMPD Investigations at 650-522-7650 or call the department’s Secret Witness Line at 650-522-7676. An anonymous text or email can be made to 650-262-3473 or sanmateo@tipnow.org, respectively.

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