An alarming sight in North Davis led to the arrest of a man on burglary and theft charges Monday, police said.
At about 3 p.m., the Davis Police Department received reports of a man in the area of F Street and Anderson Road “riding a bicycle and possibly carrying a rifle in a backpack,” Lt. Art Camacho said. Officers searched the area, ultimately finding a man matching the person’s description about an hour later.
“It was revealed that he was on active, searchable probation out of Yolo County,” which led to a search of the man’s nearby campsite, Camacho said. There, police reported finding the vintage rifle, a laptop computer, coin collection and other property allegedly stolen during a recent home burglary.
Officers also learned the suspect had been staying at the burglarized home over the past week while the residents were out of town, and had stolen a vehicle that was later found at the Mace Ranch-area park and ride lot, according to Camacho.
The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Enrique Chavez-Torres, was booked into the Yolo County Jail on suspicion of burglary, grand theft, vehicle theft and violation of probation, Camacho said.
— Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise.net or 530-747-8048. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.