Police arrested a suspect in an October restaurant burglary after an observant business owner saw the same man checking locked doors and windows earlier this week in Morgan Hill, authorities said.
About 10:20am Oct. 6, Morgan Hill Police responded to a report of a commercial burglary at Pho Saigon Restaurant, 16760 Monterey Road. The burglary had occurred several hours before it was called in, MHPD said in a press release.
An investigation found that about 1am, an unidentified suspect had shattered the restaurant’s front door and likely waited nearby to see if an alarm had been triggered or if police would respond, the press release says. The suspect later returned to the business, forced open the cash register and stole about $326 before fleeing…