Two Arrested in Thefts of $80,000 Worth of Saddles
The Sheriff’s Department has taken into custody two men suspected of stealing more than $80,000 worth of riding saddles in Orange and Los Angeles counties over the last six months.
Randy Dee Heffley, 23, and Paul Gerard Bauman, 22, were taken into custody about 5 p.m. Tuesday in Riverside County, said Sheriff’s Lt. Dick Olson. The two were booked on charges of conspiracy and possessing stolen property, Olson said. Neither man has a permanent address.
The men are believed responsible for the theft of 89 saddles from Villa Park, Orange Park Acres and other canyon areas in Orange and Los Angeles counties, Olson added. At the time of their arrest, the two had with them five saddles and miscellaneous riding gear valued at about $3,500, he said.
Heffley is being held without bail because he allegedly violated parole conditions. Bauman remains in custody on $25,000 bail.
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