Authorities on Wednesday announced criminal charges against seven people tied to a string of home burglaries across Southern California, alleging the suspects were part of sophisticated burglary rings that used high-tech methods to target victims.
Among them, 27-year-old Byron Gonzálo Sáez Sotomayor — also known as Kevin Diaz — faces the most charges. Prosecutors charged him with 15 counts of first-degree residential burglary, three counts of attempted first-degree residential burglary and one count of grand theft of a firearm for alleged crimes committed between January 2025 and May 2026.
According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, authorities arrested Sotomayor on May 4 while he was allegedly fleeing a burglary in the Beverlywood neighborhood…