A train burglary in Amboy was thwarted with assistance from the Morongo Basin deputies, who made two arrests and recovered $18,000 in property.
On Friday morning (January 10) just after midnight San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies were contacted by BNSF rail police, who said that a train in the area of Amboy and National Trails Highway was being burglarized by multiple suspects. BNSF police were unable to immediately respond and requested assistance from deputies.
On their way to the scene, deputies say that they saw an unmarked box truck traveling west on Amboy Road near Bristol Ave. Deputies conducted a traffic stop, and say they found nearly $18,000 worth of items that were later confirmed to have been stolen from the train.
The two men in the box-truck were identified as Jose Villalobos-Infante, a 45-year-old resident of Phoenix, AZ, and Oscar Sosa, a 28-year-old resident of Apple Valley. The Sheriff’s department said that train burglaries are a crime that is often organized and committed by criminal groups, and their investigation into the incident is continuing in collaboration with BNSF police.
Jose Villalobos-Infante and Oscar Sosa were arrested for investigation into burglary and are both being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $100,000 bail.
