Three men suspected of breaking into a Diamond Bar home in November and robbing a family at gunpoint were arrested this week, authorities said.
On Nov. 14, around midnight, three suspects armed with handguns and wearing masks went into the house along the 1900 block of Viento Verano Drive though an unlocked, back door, sheriff’s Deputy Michael Chen said.
A woman, who spoke only Cantonese, was confronted and ordered, via a translation app on a cellphone, to go to the living room. Her 18-year-old grandson came downstairs after hearing her calls for help and was subsequently ordered into the living room as well.
The victims sat on the couch and had shirts placed over their heads.
The suspects stole more than $22,000 in cash and property, including rings from the woman’s hand and $500 from her purse before fleeing in a black Acura sedan, authorities said.
The victims were not injured.
On Wednesday, April 5, authorities served search warrants at residences in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties and the three suspects were taken into custody, Chen said. They were identified as Rynell Verdin, 25, Arturo Gonzalez, 20, and Mattron Brown, 29.
The Sheriff’s Department did not disclose how it zeroed in on the three suspects.
Around $17,000 in cash, three illegally possessed firearms and personal items belonging to the victims were found during the searches of the suspects’ residences, authorities said. Clothing and ski masks worn during the robbery were also found, they said.
The three suspects were booked on robbery charges and were being held without bail.
