Cobb Police have arrested a man they say committed a home burglary in an affluent neighborhood in East Cobb last week, and as they and Marietta Police continue to investigate similar incidents.
Armando Casa-Rojas, of Argentina, has been charged with first-degree burglary following a burglary at a home off Old Canton Road near Roswell Road last Friday, according to an arrest warrant.
The warrant states that last Friday, May 6, around 9:30 p.m., Casa-Rojas broke into a home by breaking a window in the back, then locating and breaking open a safe.
The warrant also said that the suspect had four pry bars, a flashlight, a head lamp, a window punch and a pair of gloves inside a back pack.
Police were called to the scene and Casa-Rojas tried to get away, but he was apprehended by the police, according to the warrant.
He also has been charged with felony possession of tools for the commission of a crime and willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
According to Cobb Sheriff’s Office records, Casa-Rojas was booked in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center and remains there without bond.
Police have said they are investigating seven other similar burglaries, where homes are broken into at night and with no one home, targeting expensive homes and seeking items in safes, cash, jewelry and weapons.
They’ve said an organized, sophisticated burglary crew or crews have been operating in metro Atlanta in recent months. No other arrests have been made.
The arrest warrant for Casa-Rojas doesn’t state what items were taken from the home in East Cobb.
Cobb Police are encouraging homeowners to observe the following safety tips:
- Lock your doors, including the one from the garage into the home.
- Keep garage doors closed.
- Use motion-sensor-activated exterior lighting.
- Use surveillance cameras (they can be registered with the Cobb Police camera registry.
- Turn on your audible alarm system if you have one.
- Report suspicious persons and vehicles in your neighborhood.
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