HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE — A string of thefts from vehicles and homes in Middletown and the Hidden Valley Lake area led to the service of a search warrant by the Sheriff”s Major Crimes Unit, resulting in two felony arrests and the recovery of stolen property associated with those burglaries, according to a press release issued by Capt. James Bauman, Lake County Sheriff”s Office, public information officer.
For the past two months, sheriff”s deputies and detectives from the Major Crimes Unit have been investigating burglaries of homes and businesses in the Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake area. Recently, multiple thefts from unlocked vehicles and homes have been reported in Hidden Valley Lake.
As a result of investigative leads developed by the Major Crimes Unit, a search warrant was secured for a home on Mountain Meadow South in Hidden Valley Lake. The search warrant was served on Wednesday morning. Donna Angelina Barber, 32, and Johnny Lee Mahoney, 20, were detained without incident.
During a search of the home, detectives located several items of stolen property from burglaries committed in the Middletown/Hidden Valley Lake area.
Barber was arrested for burglary, receiving stolen property and forgery. Mahoney was arrested for receiving stolen property. Both were booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Detectives investigating the string of Middletown area burglaries and thefts identified additional suspects and more arrests are anticipated.
Anyone with information to assist the Sheriff”s Major Crimes Unit with closing these cases is encouraged to call Detective Sergeant John Gregore at 262-4200.
