Two suspects have been arrested in connection with two home invasion robberies in Lafayette, according to the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff.
This morning, the Fairfield Police Department SWAT team and Lafayette Police Department served arrest warrants and search warrants at a residence on the 500 block of Pacific Avenue in Fairfield in connection with the cases.
Multiple people were detained.
Two have been arrested at this time:
- 22 year old Joseph Wells of Fairfield
- 20 year old Adama Diop of Fairfield
Since the home invasion robbery on October 31, Lafayette Police Investigators, assisted by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division, have worked continuously on this case. Separately, the Oakland Police Department was already investigating a home invasion robbery that happened on October 29. A similar incident happened in Benicia on November 10. A second home invasion robbery occurred in Lafayette on November 26. The agencies began coordinating their efforts once investigative leads were developed and similarities between the four cases were established.
During the serving of the search warrant at the residence today, Lafayette Police Investigators seized guns and numerous items and property believed to be stolen during the home invasion robberies.
“The arrest of these home invasion robbery suspects is the result of good police work,” said Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston. “It was a combination of following up on leads, a critical tip from a citizen who reported something suspicious, and teamwork among the law enforcement agencies involved.”
Wells and Diop will be booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on charges that include: residential burglary, kidnapping, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, stolen vehicle and conspiracy.
Anyone with any information on the Lafayette cases is asked to contact the Lafayette Police Department at (925) 283-3680 or (925) 299-3234. For any tips, email: 94549TIP@gmail.com or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
Hope a couple thousand dollars worth of other people’s crap was worth spending 20+ years in jail. See ya in your 40s idiots.
If they spend more than 3 years in jail (notice I didn’t say prison) I’ll be shocked. This state is broken.
Life in prison without parole.
There was a home invasion at Martinez involving two individuals. Police may want to look into a connection. The home owners were home when this brazen robbery took place too.
Isn’t kidnapping a Federal offense? Good work by law enforcement.
Kidnapping becomes a federal offense when they cross an international or state line.
Excellent
I’m curious how these houses were selected for the invasions. Do they know the men who robbed them? Do these houses hire gardeners/housekeepers who said something to the wrong people? We’re they followed home after shopping?
I hope the DA does not cut these people loose like the the Orinda Airbnb suspects were cut loose. It would not surprise me one bit. The criminals have all the rights in CA
Nice work for the police departments involved and fast, too. That’s a very long drive if you didn’t know ahead of time whether or not anything of value would be available. If they just happened to be in the area, it seems like they would have picked a house where nobody was home. Must have had knowledge of what they were going to take and who they were going to take it from beforehand.
I cannot believe one of them was out on bail for committing a home invasion robbery where the victims were hurt!!!!!
If liberal politicians were not in charge I bet this stuff would not be happening. Too lenient of laws.