"A 30-year-old San Jose man was charged with burglary and his 25-year-old girlfriend was charged with accessory. The charging records allege they both walked into a the Vedic Dharma Samaj Fremont Hindu Temple and came out with five gold ornaments that had been hanging from religious statues inside. Police tracked the man's BMW and arrested him on Jan. 14, outside of a liquor store in Mountain View, according to court records. One of the ornaments, a necklace, was found in the car's glove compartment, authorities said."
"In a police interview, the couple confessed, with both suspects telling police the woman didn't know it was going to be a burglary. When police asked her why she didn't call police afterwards, she said she didn't want to turn her boyfriend in. They also said that they tried to sell the items at a market in San Jose, but threw them away after being told the ornaments were fake, according to court records."
A 30-year-old San Jose man was charged with burglary and his 25-year-old girlfriend with accessory after five gold ornaments were taken from statues at a Fremont Hindu temple on Dec. 21. Police tracked the man's BMW and arrested him Jan. 14; authorities recovered a necklace from the glove compartment. In a police interview both confessed, and the woman said she did not know a burglary would occur and refused to report him. Police value the items at $18,000. The man remains jailed with $110,000 bail; the woman was released after a Jan. 16 court appearance.
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