Full Notification

DATE: March 9, 2020

INCIDENT: PC 459C – Commercial Burglary

LOCATION: City of Rancho Cucamonga

SUSPECT: Monique Butler, 31-years-old of San Bernardino
Kunnary Tan, 23-years-old of San Bernardino

BAIL AMOUNT: No Bail

Summary:
Since January 23, 2020, several nail salons were burglarized by what appeared to be the same suspects in a silver Dodge Magnum. In each of the cases, the suspects grabbed a rock and smashed a front glass window and made entry. The suspects rummaged through the business and stole items such as nail dryers, gel machines, Beats headphones and several various articles belonging to the business. Detectives from the Rancho Cucamonga Station began their investigation and obtained a license plate for the vehicle used in the burglaries.

On March 5, 2020, at about 2:30 a.m., deputies from the Sheriff’s Central Station located the vehicle in San Bernardino and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle was occupied by three subjects and contained items linked to another nail salon burglary in the City of Highland. Upon further investigation, it was determined the three subjects in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop were not involved in the burglaries in Rancho Cucamonga. The driver of the vehicle borrowed the car from an acquaintance. The vehicle registration was issued to Monique Butler who matched the description of one of the suspects in the nail salon thefts in Rancho Cucamonga. Deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Station and the Highland Station served a search warrant at Butler’s residence in San Bernardino and located the stolen property from the Rancho Cucamonga burglaries. Deputies also located the second suspect, identified as Kunnary Tan, in the home at the time they served the search warrant. Butler and Tan were taken to the Rancho Cucamonga Station and interviewed. Upon the conclusion of the interview, detectives linked them both to seven nail salon burglaries in Rancho Cucamonga and also connected them to additional burglaries in Fontana and San Bernardino.

Butler and Tan were arrested and booked at the West Valley Detention Center. Detectives successfully obtained a bail enhancement and they remain in custody without bail.


Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff’s Station. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information at www.wetip.com.


Refer: Detective Jason Fortier
Station: Rancho Cucamonga Station
Case No. 112002359
Phone No. 909-477-2800

John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department