'Traveling burglars' accused of targeting high-end homes in Montgomery County arrested
LOWER MERION, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Police in Lower Merion have now announced numerous arrests of what they call "traveling burglars" targeting high-end homes.
Video shows a recent break-in in Bryn Mawr, where the thieves are seen casing out the house before going inside.
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Police arrested one of the men seen on video as he fled the scene. He was identified as Claudeo Fuentez-Soto, 25, from Chile.
Investigators say they then linked Fuentez-Soto to several more burglaries.
A multi-state law enforcement effort stemming from that arrest has now resulted in eight more arrests across several states, according to authorities.
The suspects arrested include 31-year-old Jason Anthony Flores-Caro, 30-year-old Facundo Russell-Moran, 28-year-old Guiovanni Herman Saladrigas-Garcia, 31-year-old Franco Antonio Saladrigas-Garcia, 30-year-old Diego Marambio-Diaz, 22-year-old Jeffrey Saldarriaga, 22-year-old Johasir Cisterna, and 26-year-old Manuel Alejandro Itzig Tennenbaum Vidal.
Police say the group had carried out break-ins in Ohio, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
