| Community: Pico Rivera Burglar Caught Hiding Inside Closet, Pinned Down until Deputies Arrived Dear Pepperdine Libboard, On Sunday, September 20, 2015, at approximately 7:00 pm, an elderly couple returning to their Pico Rivera home in the 9400 block of Melita Street found one of their bedrooms ransacked. After calling their son-in-law, who arrived and searched the home, the suspect was found hiding in a closet. The suspect was holding what appeared to be a weapon in his hand, and the son-in-law quickly struck the suspect in the face with his fist. The elderly man and his son-in-law held the suspect, pinning him to the floor until the arrival of Pico Rivera deputies, who took the 40 year-old suspect into custody. The suspect was not injured, however he was transported to a local hospital for medical clearance for booking. The suspect, Cesar Vargas, a resident of Pico Rivera, was arrested for burglary and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked at Pico Rivera Station and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The elderly couple and their son-in-law were not injured. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Pico Rivera Sheriff's Station, Detective Villegas, at (562) 9492421-2700, or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org Forwarded by: Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Hall of Justice - First floor 211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-229-1700 Website LASD HQ: http://www.lasd.org Recruitment LASD: http://www.careers.lasd.org Follow LASD HQ via Text and Email: http://www.Nixle.com https://nixle.com/lasd---los-angeles-county-sheriffs-dept-information-bureau-sib/ Twitter: @LASDHQ http://twitter.com/LASDHQ Twitter: @LASDtalk https://twitter.com/LASDTalk Twitter: @LASDvideos https://twitter.com/LASDvideos Twitter: @LASDespanol https://twitter.com/LASDespanol Facebook LASD HQ http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment Instagram LASD Photos: http://instagram.com/LASDHQ Pinterest LASD Photos : http://pinterest.com/lacountysheriff/ YouTube LASD Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LACountySheriff/videos?view=0 SNAP LA County: Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registryhttp://snap.lacounty.gov/ Alert LA County: Telephone emergency mass notification system http://www.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla Text & Email, Register for LASD Nixle messages: To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept Information Bureau (SIB)" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan. "If You See Something, Say Something" LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org Jim McDonnell, Sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department For full details, view this message on the web. | 
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