A traffic stop in San Mateo County early Friday resulted in the recovery of stolen firearms and tools from a Santa Cruz County burglary, along with the arrest of two suspects, authorities said.
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that deputies pulled over a suspicious vehicle traveling from northbound Interstate Highway 280 onto Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. During the stop, deputies observed gloves, flashlights, face masks and other items commonly used in a burglary, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies also found two stolen rifles in the vehicle and determined they were registered to a Santa Cruz County resident, the office said, and also recovered several stolen tools. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Jose E. Matute Vaquedano, was on probation for robbery and prohibited from possessing firearms, while the 27-year-old passenger, Mauricio Peralta Marin, was in possession of an illegal explosive device, the office said…