Full Notification

On November 4, 2025, at approximately 3:09 a.m., SMPD officers responded to the 1000 block of W. La Brea regarding a possible commercial burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers conducted an exterior check of the business and heard sounds consistent with subjects jumping a chain-link fence on the southeast side of the property.

Officers subsequently located and detained two individuals, later identified as Hector Cruz Hernandez (31 yrs) and Jose Luna (33 yrs), pending further investigation. A white truck registered to Hernandez was found nearby and contained several stolen items belonging to the victim business.

During the course of the investigation, officers obtained video surveillance footage showing Hernandez and Luna inside the business actively committing the burglary. Both Hernandez and Luna were arrested and booked into SBSO Jail for felony PC 459 – Burglary.
 
Prepared by: Lt. T. Shalhoob
(805) 928-3781 X 2057
[email protected]