It was an ordinary morning on Arroyo Drive in South San Francisco, but for one resident, the day turned out to be average. Per a post on the South San Francisco Police Department's Facebook page, a burglary had taken place on May 2, with the suspect making off with a significant haul of personal property and even a vehicle, capitalizing on the absence of the homeowners. A sharp-eyed witness described the suspect, a key aide for the investigators who uncovered fraudulent use of one of the resident’s credit cards at a local casino that day.
The breakthrough in the case came as detectives untangled the web of evidence and flagged Richard Vaka, a Newark resident, and Norman Desumala of Fremont as the individuals behind this residential heist. Both men have now faced the legal consequences of their alleged actions following their arrest last Thursday. The Fremont Police, during an unrelated encounter, brought both suspects into custody, their misdeeds catching up to them and leading to their current restrained status in the quarters of the Alameda County Jail; Vaka facing charges that included first-degree burglary, vehicle theft, and grand theft, while Desumala's rap sheet read off with theft and multiple fraud-related offenses.
With the police having publicly disclosed the identities of the alleged culprits, we learn that Vaka, 36, and Desumala, 43, now sit booked and bailed where they're held on bail as well as on-view offenses, and a supplemental hold.
