VAN NUYS >> Two suspected burglars — who were allegedly caught in the act — may be linked to a string of recent “knock-knock” burglaries in the San Fernando Valley, investigators said Friday.

Officers with the sheriff’s Burglary-Robbery Task Force observed two suspects commit a residential burglary around 8:05 p.m. Wednesday in Van Nuys, according to the sheriff’s department. Investigators said they saw the suspects, who were in a white 2003 Audi A4 Sedan, slowly driving through neighborhoods.

They later saw the Audi parked along the curb in the 7400 block of McLennan Avenue. After several minutes, detectives watched both suspects emerge from the front door of a residence, according to Deputy Trina Schrader of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

One suspect was carrying a safe and the other was carrying a pillow case as they ran back to the vehicle, she said. Authorities discovered the home had been ransacked and found a smashed bedroom window.

Investigators coordinated with officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Valley Division, who assisted by attempting to stop the suspects’ vehicle.

A vehicle pursuit ensued leading officers from the San Fernando Valley to the parking structure of the Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center near La Cienega Boulevard and the San Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid- City area, Schrader said. A short time later the suspects were detained while walking away from the hospital property.

The suspects, identified as 27-year-old Trent Harris of Los Angeles and 28-year-old David Brown of Rialto, were arrested at the scene and about $3,000 worth of stolen property, including cash and jewelry, was recovered, Schrader said. Authorities also recovered the safe, which contained a loaded firearm.

Harris was booked on charges of residential burglary and felony police evading. His bail was set at $85,000, and he bailed out about 4:20 p.m. Thursday.

He is scheduled to head to court in Van Nuys Superior Court on April 19, according to L.A. County jail records.

Meanwhile, Brown, who was booked on charges of residential burglary and felony police evading, remains behind bars. His bail was set at $50,100, according to jail records.

Authorities handling the investigation will determine if these suspects were involved in additional recent residential burglaries in the San Fernando Valley area, Schrader said.

Here is the location of the residential burglary in the Van Nuys-Lake Balboa area, just west of the Van Nuys Airport: