On the brisk night of December 14 in Camarillo, CA, a thief decided to permanently borrow two security cameras from St. John's Seminary. However, this wasn't your run-of-the-mill shoplifting. The suspect's cunning was outdone by technology when a stolen camera decided to peek into the internet, ultimately leading to an arrest. In a release published on Christmas Eve, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office detailed the chain of events that led to the downfall of the alleged grand theft perpetrator, Tristin James Yanez, a 20-year-old local from Camarillo.
The seemingly clever theft went south for Yanez when, in an act to desperately try and cover his tracks, investigators caught a break as they discovered one of the heisted cameras had reconnected to the web. With modern sleuthing and the power of digital footprints, detectives from the Camarillo Investigations Unit didn't take long to track down the device's new abode, as reported by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office in a news release.
Subsequent to identifying the house where the camera made its unauthorized debut, officers, armed with a search warrant, descended upon Yanez's private residence. The search was fruitful, yielding both of the pilfered cameras. The recovery turned the tables on Yanez, who faced the music and the law. According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, Yanez was subsequently arrested "for felony grand theft and booked into the Ventura County Main Jail."
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office encourages the community to stay connected and join the fight against crime through various social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Consistent with their community outreach, they also offer a reward through Ventura County Crime Stoppers for tips that lead to an arrest. Alternatively, any hot leads can anonymously be phoned in to 800-222-TIPS (8477), which might even remotely help to solve a case.
