Four Colombian nationals were arrested this week in connection with an operation known as “burglary tourism” in Glendale, police said.
Investigators believe the four men were hiding cameras on city streets and private property to spy on residents and find out when they could burglarize their homes.
The Police Department released video of Monday’s arrest when they pulled over a vehicle that was being driven without headlights.
Officers searched the vehicle and found a video surveillance device with a battery pack charging system camouflaged with leaves.
Construction hard hats and a vest believed to be used to approach homes without suspicion and several jewelry boxes were also discovered inside the vehicle, according to the police department.
The suspects were identified as 28-year-old Bryan Martinez Vargas, Jose Antonio Velasquez, 28, Edison Arley Pinzon Fandino, 27, and Luis Carlos Moreno, 29.
The men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary.
Monday’s arrest…