Burglary Arrests Made in Grass Valley Fire Area

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Burglary Arrests Made in Grass Valley Fire Area

By G.T. Houts

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Lake Arrowhead, CA – San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies have been making extra area checks of the Grass Valley and Slide Fire areas since a "state of emergency" was declared by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Friday (December 14) deputies made two more felony arrests of individuals who allegedly burglarized or looted dwellings within the emergency zone.

Twin Peaks officers arrested Heather Mignon Puckett, 39, and Brian Randolph Gerold, 45, shortly after 4:00 pm in the 900 block of Trinity Drive in Lake Arrowhead. Both were charged with violating California Penal Code Section 463(a) for second-degree burglary during and within an affected county in a "state of emergency" or a "local emergency" resulting from an earthquake, fire flood, riot, or other natural or manmade disaster.

Deputies, who also charged Puckett with two counts of failure to appear in court and possession of stolen property, placed Puckett under arrest at 1:39 pm. She was transported to the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino and booked at 4:14 pm. Bail was set at $50,000 on the second-degree burglary count and $25,000 for failure to appear.

Gerold, whose bail was also set at $50,000, was arrested at 1:39 p.m. and booked at the Central Detention Center at 4:10 p.m.

Both remained in custody early Saturday morning.

Source: RIMOFTHEWORLD.net - Columns: Burglary Arrests Made in Grass Valley Fire Area

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Saturday, December 15, 2007