The Redwood City Police Department has made significant headway in a recent high-value commercial burglary case with the arrest of two local suspects. The robbery in question saw Medallion Rug Outlet, a 370 Convention Way business, victimized by at least three individuals on June 1, resulting in the theft of merchandise estimated between $150,000 and $200,000.
Utilizing surveillance footage from the scene of the crime, officers identified two of the alleged thieves as residents of Redwood City, namely Faustino Dennis Ayala, 40, and Scott William Llewellyn, 32, both suspects were located and arrested; Ayala being found at a local encampment last Tuesday where a portion of the stolen property was recovered, meanwhile Llewellyn was apprehended the following day, with both suspects subsequently booked into the San Mateo County Maguire Correctional Facility on a variety of charges including commercial burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime, as per the Redwood City Police Department.
The charges facing Ayala and Llewellyn encompass a slew of violations, including Penal Code 460(b) for Commercial Burglary, Penal Code 182(a) for Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, Penal Code 666.1(a)(1) regarding the commission of theft with prior convictions for theft, and Penal Code 12022.6(a)(1), which is an enhancement for property loss exceeding $65,000.
The Redwood City Police Department remains steadfast in the pursuit to resolve this case in its entirety, continuing their investigation and request that the public come forward with any information regarding the third suspect that remains at large; encouragement for those with insights to contact the department’s non-emergency line at (650) 780-7100 for contributing any pieces of information that may assist in resolving the case, the press release reported.
