San Jose police said they have arrested three men in an armed robbery of a family at an East San Jose home on Aug. 7, NBC Bay Area reported. CBS News Bay Area reported that police announced the arrests on Monday.
Why it matters: Both outlets, citing the Police Department, said a family of three — two adults and a child — had just arrived home and parked in their driveway when two men approached, drew weapons and took jewelry and other belongings, then fled in a vehicle. NBC said the robbery happened just after 10:30 a.m. CBS, also citing a police news release, said it happened at about 10:30 p.m. The two accounts disagree on the time of day and should not be merged. CBS said police did not disclose whether anyone was injured.
Detectives used automated license-plate reader data to identify the suspect vehicle and later identified two primary suspects and a third person, both reports said. They identified the suspects as Dennis Jackson, 19, of Stockton; Charles Gaston, 30, of Sacramento; and Richard Burton, 32, of Tracy. CBS said detectives obtained arrest warrants for each man and search warrants for their homes. NBC said search warrants were also executed at their residences.
Both outlets said Jackson and Gaston were arrested on Oct. 22 in Stockton and Sacramento, respectively, and that Burton was arrested on Oct. 26 in Tracy. All three were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail. NBC said they were booked on suspicion of robbery; CBS said they were booked on charges of armed robbery. They have not been convicted.