MILPITAS — Police are searching for a pair of shotgun-toting prowlers who were caught on surveillance camera slinking through the backyard of a home earlier this month.

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San Jose: Suspect arrested in sexual assault at St. James Park A resident of a home on Eagle Ridge Drive called police around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 18 to report seeing two men in the backyard. Officers searched the area but did not find anyone.

Police said a review of surveillance camera footage showed the suspects climbing over a rear fence, possibly near Ornellas Drive. One of them appeared to be carrying a shotgun.

The same prowlers were caught on a different surveillance camera on Lisbon Court in San Jose about 30 minutes prior to the incident on Eagle Ridge Drive, according to police.

Police on Monday released images of the men.

Anyone who recognizes the suspects can contact the Milpitas Police Department at 408-586-2400. Residents also are urged to call 911 if they spot the men in their neighborhood.