Multi-Agency Cooperation Leads to Serial Burglar’s Arrest
September 28, 2025 – Yuba City Police Department officials report that on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Yuba City Police Department received four separate reports of residential burglaries in South Yuba City. In comparing the details of each case, officers realized it was likely the same suspect who committed each burglary. All the burglaries occurred in the early morning hours of September 23, 2025. Yuba City Detectives joined the investigation to help process leads.
While reviewing video surveillance, Yuba City Police Department investigators determined the suspect used two different stolen vehicles to commit the burglaries. At around 1:30 p.m. on September 23, 2025, Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were investigating a residential burglary in Edgewater. Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Deputies recovered one of the stolen vehicles that was used in the string of Yuba City burglaries. Yuba County Sheriff’s Office determined a third vehicle was stolen from their jurisdiction and provided the vehicle description.
At around 3:00 p.m. a Yuba City Detective located the stolen vehicle in the area of Queens Avenue. The driver fled in the stolen vehicle. While not being pursued by law enforcement, the driver continued driving recklessly and caused a collision at the intersection of Butte House Road and N Township Road and fled the scene of the collision on foot.
With the assistance of the Sutter County Sherriff's Office and Yuba County Sherriff’s Office, Yuba City Officers located the suspect hiding in a garage not far from the scene and arrested him. He was identified as 21-year-old, Jose Gomez III of Yuba City. A search of the stolen car led to the recovery of 8 total firearms, and numerous pieces of stolen property from the Yuba City burglaries. Gomez was booked into Sutter County Jail on burglary and weapons related charges.
Yuba City Detectives obtained search warrants for a residence in the 1400 block of Knights Row and a storage unit in Yuba City. After serving the search warrants, Yuba City Detectives located stolen jewelry and 11 additional firearms.
This investigation is ongoing, and investigators expect additional arrests to be made.
Source & photos: Yuba City Police Department
