A 43-year-old man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a home in the unincorporated La Cresta area of western Riverside County, authorities said Saturday.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Lake Elsinore station responded to a residence in the 21000 block of Camino Arriba at 11 a.m. Thursday. The call referenced the burglary of a vacant residence, which the homeowner was in the process of moving into, authorities said.
Deputies located and detained Alfredo Hernandez of Wildomar. During a search of the property, they allegedly found four firearms and ammunition that belonged to Hernandez. Later Thursday, members of the Lake Elsinore station’s Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a residence in the 21000 block of Wild Stallion Lane in Wildomar at 7 p.m. and found four additional firearms and ammunition, according to authorities said.
Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of burglary, vandalism, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and committing a felony while on bail, according to the sheriff’s department.
Anyone with information about the incident was encouraged to contact Deputy Crivello at 951-245-3300.