We received a reports from our community collaborators about the helicopter and squad cars clustering  Sunday morning about 3:30 AM.  According to Chris Considine, who was on the scene, sheriff’s deputies had staked out the area bounded by New York, Morada, Mar Vista, and Holliston.  

Another correspondent from the area said that the copter was using the spotlight, and at one point the loudspeaker.  A deputy on scene interviewed by Chris confirmed that a burglary occurred on Morada (altho’ other reports have said Mar Vista) and several suspects were arrested.

PSN reports that three suspects were arrested at the scene: Nicolas Noles,Harold Brown, 19, and a 17-year-old juvenile. The older suspects are being held in lieu of $50,000 bail each and arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday in Pasadena Superior Court.

UPDATE:  Det. Lt. Joe Dempsey of the Altadena Sheriff’s station sent out this release:

On 07-25-10 at 3:31 am, Altadena Patrol deputies responded to a residential burglary alarm call in the 1900 block of Mar Vista Avenue in Altadena.  The deputies determined someone did in fact break into the home.Due to a quick response from Altadena Sheriff’s deputies and Pasadena police officers, coupled with numerous calls from residents in the area, the suspects were located hiding in the neighborhood.  All three suspects were arrested for various charges including burglary. 

A great example of the result of a true partnership, the Community, Altadena Sheriff’s, and Pasadena Police Department.

UPDATE 7/27: We received this first-hand account from the site of the arrest (the burglary was apparently on Mar Vista, the arrest on Morada):

The ordeal went on for about 2 hours from approx. 3:30 – 5:30 am with helicopters and police search (with guns drawn!) … One of the offenders was found hiding in the car outside our front gate (with lots of cell phones, ipods, computers in it) and the other one was in the yard next door behind a bush. He had gone through my husband’s car then obviously slipped across the fence to hide in the bushes outside their bedroom window. Quite a night and a bit disconcerting.

Needless to say we double checked our locks and windows the last few nights, although hopefully we won’t have that sort of action for a very long time again!