Home Burglary in Unincorporated Escondido 

January 8, 2024 - San Diego County Sheriff's Department officials report that two people are in custody on suspicion of breaking into a home in Unincorporated Escondido.

On Saturday, January 6, 2024, just before 8:00 p.m., the San Diego County Sheriff's Department received a 9-1-1 call about a possible burglary in progress at a home located in the 2900 block of Gait Way in the community of Harmony Grove.

The reporting party told a Sheriff's Emergency Dispatcher they heard a loud noise downstairs in their home while they were in an upstairs bedroom. It was later determined the noise was a rear glass sliding door being shattered. The residents then heard people walking around inside their home.

Within minutes, a Sheriff's ASTREA helicopter was flying over the home. That's when the burglary suspects got into a nearby getaway car and sped off. Sheriff's ASTREA directed deputies from the San Marcos Sheriff's Station to the fleeing car. Deputies quickly conducted a traffic stop. Two men in the suspect car got out and ran away. After a long foot pursuit through brush and down a ravine, deputies found and arrested Daniel Herrera (40). The other man who ran away was not located.

A woman in the car, identified as Millaray Almendra Gonzalez Alegria (21), was also arrested.

Both Gonzalez and Herrera are facing numerous charges, including residential burglary, conspiracy and obstructing/resisting a police officer. Gonzalez is also facing an additional charge of committing a felony while on bail. Gonzalez and Herrera were booked into the Vista Detention Facility.

Numerous stolen items were recovered from the suspects. The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information about this incident, call the Sheriff's Department at (858) 565-5200.

Source: San Diego County Sheriff's Department