Two California men, Daniel Lemas and Dennis Tylij, have been accused of stealing over $100,000 worth of tools, copper wire, and vehicles from a business in American Canyon. According to the American Canyon Police Department, the alleged thefts occurred on July 6.
Investigation and Arrests
Police identified two vehicles connected to the burglary and shared the information with neighboring law enforcement agencies. The next day, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office stopped one of the vehicles and detained the driver, Daniel Lemas, 53, of Hayward. Evidence recovered during the investigation included selfie photographs allegedly showing Lemas committing the burglary.
Lemas was arrested on charges of burglary and booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections on multiple felony charges. On July 8, the Hayward Police Department stopped the second vehicle connected to the burglary and detained the driver, identified as 49-year-old Dennis Tylij of Hayward. Tylij was booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections on a felony conspiracy charge.
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