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Two men were arrested in San Joaquin County on Wednesday on charges related to a Pleasanton gas station burglary that happened earlier in the morning.
The Pleasanton Police Department alleges Joseph Salcido, 46, and Hector Amparo, 47, shattered a window at the Shell gas station convenience store at 3790 Hopyard Road at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
The pair allegedly then entered the store and “proceeded directly to a CA lottery ticket display case,” where “one of the suspects forcibly removed the case from the counter,” police said.
“After removing numerous rolls of lottery tickets and several other items, the suspects fled the store,” they added.
The culprits were gone by the time officers arrived, but within a few hours, the Ripon Police Department contacted PPD with news that three people were in “possession of stolen property related to a Pleasanton commercial burglary,” including “a large amount of CA lotto tickets” that were traced back to the gas station.
Both agencies conducted a follow up investigation and determined the suspects were “directly related to the Pleasanton burglary” and crimes in other jurisdictions. All three suspects were arrested on charges in San Joaquin County, with charges for the burglary pending in Alameda County, and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.
The identity of the third arrestee, as well as information on whether they were also tied to the Pleasanton crime, were not revealed.
Anyone with information about the case can call the PPD at 931-5100.