BARSTOW, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Deputies arrested a man and recovered $57,000 worth of stolen running shoes following a train burglary in Helendale and Barstow area on Saturday morning
Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of approximately 30 subjects actively unloading cargo boxes from a train boxcar into a vehicle around 10:30am on National Trails Highway. While en-route to the location, responding deputies found a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.
Upon pulling over, two male occupants immediately fled the vehicle on foot. Following a brief pursuit, deputies successfully apprehended one of the male suspects.
A subsequent inspection of the vehicle revealed numerous cargo boxes inside. BNSF Railway Police responded to the scene and confirmed that the recovered boxes had been stolen from the targeted boxcar. The cargo contained high-value merchandise consisting of Brooks running shoes, with an estimated total retail value of $57,000.
Facundo Simon Garcia-Ayala, 43-year-old, Transient from San Bernardino was arrested.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department, Barstow station at 760-256-4838.
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