Police Arrest Two on Burglary Charge after Resident Spotted Them on Video Surveillance

Two men were arrested by Pleasanton police Monday after a resident said he spotted them on video surveillance equipment trying to break into a car in his driveway.

Police arrested 18-year-old Kyle Pierson, a transient temporarily living in San Ramon, and 20-year-old Alex Nejat of San Ramon on suspicion of burglary, among other things.

About 5 a.m. Monday, a man living on Medallion Court was alerted by his video equipment that someone had trespassed onto his property, according to Sgt. Michael Collins.

After he checked the footage and saw two suspects trying to break into his car, he called police with descriptions. He told authorities that he could see the men fleeing toward Regency Drive, Collins said.

Police say when they approached Pierson, who walking by himself along Regency, he dropped a plastic bag containing a small flashlight, a screwdriver and "a significant amount of loose change."

Collins said he told police that he was waiting for a friend to pick him up in a Pontiac.

At the same time, the victim on Medallion Court was checking his neighborhood and found a Pontiac that was warm to the touch, indicating it had been driven recently, Collins said.

Then, the resident met police on Regency Court and identified Pierson as the man he had seen breaking into his parked car.

Pierson was arrested on suspicion of burglary, vehicle tampering, prowling and possession of burglary tools, according to police.

Officers watched the Pontiac for almost three hours, when, about 7:40 a.m., Nejat got in and drove toward Stoneridge Mall. Officers stopped him, and say he admitted that he had been driving Pierson around Pleasanton with the intent of burglarizing cars.

Police arrested Nejat on suspicion of burglary and possession of stolen property.