Bay Area Police Arrest Cleaner in Home Invasion Case Involving Former Clients
When I first read the Sonoma County report, I felt that sinking mix of anger and disbelief you get when something that should be safe — your home — suddenly isn’t.
It was early on Sept. 12, about 4:15 a.m., when three masked, armed people forced their way into a house on Wood Valley Road, restrained an older couple and a third person, and left with thousands in jewelry after one victim was struck with a blunt object.
What makes this case worse than most break-ins is the twist: within a day two suspects were arrested at a Middletown casino, and investigators soon discovered a disturbing link — the stepmother of one suspect had worked as the couple’s house cleaner…