OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A month-long burglary spree in North County has come to an end after Oceanside police arrested two suspects accused of breaking into dozens of businesses across the city.
Police said 32-year-old Matthew Robnett and 34-year-old Taylor Hoganson were taken into custody after investigators linked them to more than 35 commercial burglaries throughout September. A third suspect remains at large.
Investigators said the suspects targeted businesses in the Oceanside Harbor, in the downtown area and near College Boulevard and Marron Road. Police said the suspects often used a U-Haul truck during the crimes.
“They got illegal firearms, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, stolen checks, credit cards, passports and even U.S. currency as well as drugs,” said Oceanside Police Public Information Officer Gina Avalos.
Search warrants at multiple locations turned up those items, according to Avalos. Robnett and Hoganson face multiple felony charges, including burglary, grand theft and conspiracy.
One business owner, Sheri Castro, who runs Harbor Fish and Chips, said her security cameras captured footage of the suspects trying to break in.
“It was very scary knowing that there were masked men trying to break into our businesses in the middle of the night,” Castro said.
Castro said she now feels some relief knowing two of the suspects are behind bars.
“Usually I’ll have my pepper spray in one hand, and now it’s a little bit of relief,” she said.
Police are still working to identify and locate the third suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact Oceanside police.
