Elk Grove police catch 2 burglars, but 1 gets away

An Elk Grove homeowner was awakened early Friday morning by a burglar in his garage. Police were able to catch two other burglars but one remains on the run, officers said. The man was asleep when he heard his garage door open at his home in the 8400 block of Modena Way and checked his home surveillance to see a person inside. The homeowner armed himself with a shotgun and fired one shot at a man who was in the garage. Daniel Ross, 25, and Mandie Blake, 39, both from Sacramento, were waiting outside the home in a vehicle, Elk Grove police said. Ross and Blake were caught, but the other man is still outstanding. Investigators determined the burglar got into the garage after getting into an unlocked car in the driveway and finding the garage door opener, police said. A description or identity of the burglar who got away has not been released. Ross and Blake were booked on charges of burglary and conspiracy, officers said. No one was injured. Additional details have not been released.

An Elk Grove homeowner was awakened early Friday morning by a burglar in his garage. Police were able to catch two other burglars but one remains on the run, officers said.

The man was asleep when he heard his garage door open at his home in the 8400 block of Modena Way and checked his home surveillance to see a person inside.


The homeowner armed himself with a shotgun and fired one shot at a man who was in the garage. Daniel Ross, 25, and Mandie Blake, 39, both from Sacramento, were waiting outside the home in a vehicle, Elk Grove police said.

Ross and Blake were caught, but the other man is still outstanding.



Elk Grove Police Department Daniel Ross and Mandie Blake were arrested in connection with an Elk Grove home burglary, police said.

Investigators determined the burglar got into the garage after getting into an unlocked car in the driveway and finding the garage door opener, police said.



A description or identity of the burglar who got away has not been released.

Ross and Blake were booked on charges of burglary and conspiracy, officers said.

No one was injured.

Additional details have not been released.