Theft Investigation in King City Leads to Arrest

On Friday, January 22 personnel from the King City Police Department responded to a report of a theft that occurred overnight off of the 200 Block of Bassett Street. During the investigation, the investigating officer reviewed video surveillance footage that captured the theft. As the officer continued his investigation attempting to locate additional video surveillance footage and/or witnesses around where the crime had occurred, he observed a man matching the description of the suspect while wearing what appeared to be the same clothing he had just observed on the video footage that had captured the crime. The officer contacted the male who was identified as 21-year-old Javier Silva Jr. of King City and asked him about the recent theft. While speaking with the officer Silva admitted to committing the crime and the stolen items were recovered when Silva led officers to where he had discarded the property. Silva was subsequently arrested. The stolen property was returned to the owner and Silva was booked into the Monterey County Jail for Grand Theft, Looting, Tampering with a Vehicle and Violation of Probation. The victim’s own video surveillance footage played a crucial role in the identification and arrest of the suspect. If it was not for the victim having video surveillance set up monitoring their property, then this case may not have been solved and the property may have never been recovered.