Trio arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a La Crescenta home

By Andy Nguyen

Jan. 13, 2017 11:10 AM PT

Three men are in custody after a La Crescenta home was burglarized Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Los Angeles residents Dionza Blue, Damarr Wilson and Jabriel Atkins were arrested on suspicion of residential burglary after Glendale police responded to a burglary in progress around 12:35 p.m. in the 3900 block of Santa Carlotta Avenue, according to Glendale police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.

She added that three men were seen fleeing from the home on foot.

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Officers were brought in from the Los Angeles Police Department and Glendale SWAT team to assist in the search. K-9 units from Glendale, Burbank and San Fernando police were also on scene.

All three men were in custody sometime before 5 p.m.

Anyone with information about the burglary may call the police department at (818) 548-4911.

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.