Fresno County Sheriff’s Office

                        Margaret Mims, Sheriff             May 21, 2010

 

Lt. Robert Kandarian, Area 3 Commander

                                                                             E-Mail: Robert.kandarian@fresnosheriff.org

                                                                                          Office 559.896-2003  Fax 559.896-1836

             

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY:  Sheriff announces multiple arrests made in home invasion robbery series

 

 

               

Operation Firebird

 

 

Between February 24, 2010 and March 16, 2010  there were five (5) violent home invasion robberies that occurred in Fresno and Merced counties. During the initial investigation it was determined that robberies in City of Kerman, City of Clovis, Fresno County and Merced County were all related. A local joint investigation began searching for the offenders of these robberies. A Crime Stoppers tip lead investigators with vital information that was needed to solve the case.

 

Information developed and the investigation lead detectives to Phoenix Arizona where suspects were identified and eventually arrested. Investigators from Merced County, Fresno County, Clovis Police Department, and the District Attorney’s office went to Phoenix served numerous search warrants and arrested eight gang members that were involved in the robberies. At the same time investigators back in Fresno County arrested a ninth suspect in Sacramento with the help of the Marshall’s Office. This suspect was a resident of the City of Fresno.  During these arrests stolen and illegal guns were recovered, along with a pound of cocaine. All suspects arrested in Phoenix are pending extradition. The local suspect arrested in Sacramento is now in the Fresno County Jail. One suspect is still outstanding; Eden Zazueta 18 years of age, who resided in Phoenix, Arizona, he currently has a warrant for home invasion charges; his bail is set at 1,600,000 dollars.

 

Locations of the Home Invasions:

200 Block of Jordan, Clovis

4000 Block of N Buhach Rd, Atwater

14000 Block of W Kearney Blvd, Kerman

5000 Block of Clear Creek Rd, Atwater

14000 Block of S McCall, Selma

 

The agencies of Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Merced County Sheriff’s Office, Clovis Police Department and Kerman Police Department would especially like to thank the Phoenix Police Department for all their hard work and effort in the apprehension of these home invasion suspects.