5 gangmembers arrested after overnight burglary – KFSN-TV

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) —
5 gang members are in jail Friday after burglarizing a southeast Fresno beauty salon overnight.

The suspects, including one minor, were taken in to custody about midnight in a nearby neighborhood. Broken glass and sheetrock are exactly what continue to be after gang members burglarized the salon. “I don’t feel protected anymore,” keep owner Van Nguyet said.

Best Hair and Nails salon owner Van Nguyet didn’t wish to be revealed regard camera however says this isn’t the very first time. Her east Olive Avenue storefront for 18 years has actually been robbed a number of times before, the latest one last September. “Last time they took everything,” she said.”

But this time, Police were called prior to the suspects got a possibility to take off. It was simply after midnight once neighbors in the location reported checking out 5 individuals breaking in to the salon, however unable to enter through the barred windows. The suspects got in through the water heater closet by kicking in the sheetrock. “We believe the subjects could possibly have actually been entering the nail salon to most likely obtain access in the pharmacy to steal drugs from that business,” Sgt. George Wilson along with the Fresno Police Department said.

That pharmacy is simply next door, and once police arrived, the 5 were seen along with an empty your hard earned cash register and fire hydrant. “They watched the officers took off operating throughout the neighborhood,” Wilson said.

Hiding in nearby apartment complex areas, it was neighbors that led police to them; Tommy Svay, Hector Duenas, Jesse Villa, Nathan Hernandez and a minor all of along with gang ties taken in to custody. “all of along with minimal criminal history,” Wilson explained. “The juvenile most likely had the the majority of criminal history from all of five.”

This was the very first crack in for the hair and nail salon this year however it’s the 50th burglary for southeast Fresno. Though the number appears high, officers point out that number is down by 31 percent from this time last year. And they chance to sustain it low.

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