A man has been arrested in connection with a theft of city property, reported the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On October 24, deputies initiated an investigation after a report that equipment worth around $5,000 was taken from a city event in Jurupa Valley.
Based on the victim’s account, the theft occurred on October 23, and despite a search, the equipment was missing, leading to the involvement of law enforcement. Surveillance footage led to the identification of 40-year-old Efren Samano as the suspect, who appeared to take the items and leave without making any attempts to find the owner of the equipment, an alleged act caught on video.
Samano, a Jurupa Valley resident, was arrested on October 25 after deputies located him on Limonite Avenue, not far from where the theft took place. The stolen equipment has been recovered and returned to its rightful owner, the city of Jurupa Valley…