Salinas neighbor thwarts Oldtown burglary, detains juvenile until police arrive
A watchful neighbor foiled a burglary, leading to three minors' arrests in Oldtown Monday evening, Salinas police say.
Police received word at about 9:10 p.m. of an in-process burglary in the 200 block of East San Luis Street, officers said in a press release.
They arrived and found a man, who isn't named, had stopped a juvenile after catching the boy climbing out of a window with stolen property.
The man had investigated after hearing a loud sound coming from his neighbor's house while no one was home, police said.
Two other youths had run off but were later apprehended by police, officers say.
The three youths were taken to juvenile hall. Officers were able to recover the stolen property.