- Modesto police arrested a 40-year-old man accused of attempting to burglarize a Best Buy store after employees reported hearing footsteps on the roof, prompting an aerial response by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit.
- Deputies in the helicopter located the suspect on the roof and tracked him as he fled into a nearby neighborhood.
- The suspect was booked on suspicion of attempted burglary and probation violations, while investigators recovered burglary tools from the store’s roof.
By Dean J. Condoleo
A Modesto man was arrested earlier this week after police say he climbed onto the roof of the Best Buy on Sisk Road in an attempted burglary that was tracked from above by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit.
Modesto Police Department spokesperson Sharon Bear said officers were dispatched to the electronics store on Monday after employees reported hearing possible footsteps coming from the roof…