Burbank men arrested after witness reportedly spots them attempting to break into apartment

By Andy Nguyen

Dec. 22, 2016 1:38 PM PT

Two Burbank men were arrested on suspicion of trying to break into an apartment building last Thursday morning.

Around 10 a.m. a witness spotted the men in an alleyway in the 300 block of East Providencia Avenue, according to Burbank Police Sgt. Claudio Losacco. One of the men was acting as a lookout while the other was using a trash can in an attempt to reach a balcony.

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Officers arrived on scene and arrested the men who were leaving the area. They were identified as 19-year-old Mahdi Motagian and 20-year-old Bryan DeLeon.

Losacco said they were booked for prowling and attempted burglary.

Andy Nguyen, andy.nguyen@latimes.com

Twitter: @Andy_Truc

Andy Nguyen

Andy Nguyen was the public safety reporter for the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press. He previously worked for the Thousand Oaks Acorn and the Orange County Register. A native of Orange County, he attended UC Berkeley, where he wrote for the Daily Californian and graduated with a degree in media studies.