California Home Invasion Burglary Leads to Two Arrests
It was a quiet morning in El Cajon when I first read about the burglary on East Madison Avenue. Imagine being in your home, going about your morning, and suddenly learning that strangers have broken in while your family is inside. That’s exactly what happened to the residents of one house near Second Street at 9:14 a.m. on 23th Nov.
Sara Stewart, 63, and James Dattolico, 41, both from El Cajon, are now in custody, facing serious charges. Dattolico is also charged with vehicle theft because one of the family’s cars was taken during the chaos. Reading about it, I couldn’t help but think how quickly an ordinary morning can turn frightening.
The El Cajon Police Department responded swiftly, but the suspects had already fled. One got away in the stolen SUV, and it took a coordinated effort to track them down. Thanks to video footage from an automated license plate reader, Stewart was caught a short distance away, and Dattolico was later apprehended after officers recovered the vehicle…