"A 41-year-old transient with a history of arrests for burglary was nabbed again on a person's back porch Monday, thanks to a tip from a resident who reported a trespasser, police said. The arrest happened after officers were called about 4:25 p.m.to the 1700 block of Liberty Street. In a statement, police said a homeowner was alerted to activity on the property after an alarm was triggered. The resident then looked at video footage from the alert and saw an unknown person inside the yard."
"The suspect was on a back porch of the residence when officers arrived, police said. Those officers recognized the man as a suspect in a Jan. 25 residential burglary in El Cerrito that happened about 2:35 a.m. on Jan. 25. We want our community to be aware and to report suspicious stuff, and in this case that's what happened, El Cerrito police Cmdr. Lauren Caputo said. Somebody saw this guy in a yard and called us."
A 41-year-old transient with previous arrests for burglary was arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary and unlawful trespassing. Officers responded about 4:25 p.m. to the 1700 block of Liberty Street after a homeowner's alarm triggered and a resident reported a trespasser. Video footage from the alert showed an unknown person inside the yard. The suspect was found on a back porch when officers arrived and was recognized as a suspect in a Jan. 25 residential burglary that occurred at about 2:35 a.m. The suspect remained in custody at the West Contra Costa County Detention Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail.
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